Craig Burley says Freddie Ljungberg's management of in-game substitutions for Arsenal has been a mess.
Arsenal interim boss Freddie Ljungberg was unsurprised by Mesut Ozil's reaction to being substituted on Sunday.
Mikel Arteta is set to be named the next Arsenal manager in the coming days as the London club has stepped up its chase of the Manchester City assistant coach. Talks have begun between the two clubs and are positive, according to sources.
Chief negotiator Huss Fahmy and managing director Vinai Venkatesham travelled to Manchester after Arsenal's defeat to City on Sunday afternoon and spent more than two hours at Arteta's home in Cheshire. They discussed the job with the former club's captain.
Arteta, 37, spent five years at the Emirates under Arsene Wenger (2011 to 2016) before spending the last three-and-a-half years as Pep Guardiola's assistant at the Etihad. He still has a contract with City until the end of the season but he is keen on rejoining Arsenal.
Things could go really quickly now as well. In the next few hours, Arteta will meet Josh Kroenke, the son of owner Stan Kroenke who has been in London for days. The American was at the game on Sunday and will interview the Spaniard alongside Raul Sanllehi, the head of football at the club and Venkatesham and Fahmy.
Arteta certainly lacks managerial experience as he has never been in charge of a club's first team before but he is highly thought of by the Arsenal hierarchy and by the people who have worked with him at Manchester City.
The Gunners are in crisis at the moment with just one win in their last 12 matches in all competitions. Yet, they are still only seven points from fourth place in the table. Arteta believes he can turn things around once in charge.
He got really close to getting the job 18 months ago but back then, Unai Emery was preferred to him by then-CEO Ivan Gazidis.
Freddie Ljungberg has been interim manager since the sacking of Unai Emery last month but the Swede has struggled to have an impact. He could remain in Arteta's staff though once the Spaniard has replaced him.
Source: espn.co.uk