There were few tears shed when Arsenal finally pulled the trigger and ended Unai Emery's tenure at The Emirates. In just his second season in the Gunners dugout, shocking results and even worse performances meant it was inevitable the Spaniard's time in north London would go down as a failure.
Emery's final game as Arsenal manager was an abject defeat at home to Eintracht Frankfurt in the Europa League. It was the straw that broke the camel's back behind the scenes, after a run of seven matches without a win.
Mike Arteta was the man drafted in as the knight in shining armour, hoping to bring the good times back, with the club at it's lowest ebb in a generation.
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