• Swede named interim manager after Emery’s sacking• Arteta, Ancelotti, Allegri and Howe also contendersFreddie Ljungberg wants the
Arsenal head coach role on a permanent basis after being temporarily appointed to pick up the pieces of Unai Emery’s tenure, and could be given until the end of this season to prove his worth.
Emery was sacked on Friday morning after presiding over a dire run of form, culminating in a run of seven games without a win and a 2-1 defeat against Eintracht Frankfurt in front of a half-empty Emirates Stadium. He was immediately replaced by Ljungberg, the former Arsenal midfielder who had worked alongside him as a first-team coach since the summer, and the Swede’s first task is to lift his players before Sunday’s match at Norwich.