Senior officials for Arsenal don dey identify Como head coach, Cesc Fabregas, as di perfect person wey go fit replace Mikel Arteta. Na so di news dey yarn from Mundo Deportivo, wey dey talk say Arteta fit dey for im last days as manager for Emirates Stadium. Di Gunners start 2026 well-well and dem dey run for four trophies. But Arsenal collect 2-1 beating from Manchester City for Carabao Cup final and dem lose to Southampton for FA Cup quarter-final.
Arteta boys get chance to extend dia lead for top of Premier League to 12 points on Saturday, but dem end up lose 2-1 to Bournemouth for home. Di result make plenty supporters waka comot from stadium before full-time whistle blow, as di fanbase don dey fear say di team go bottle di title again. Di poor run of form na wetin dem dey discuss for boardroom and di hierarchy believe say dem fit need to change di manager if di team fail to win any silverware.
Former Arsenal captain, Fabregas, wey dey lead Como charge to qualify for Europe, na heavy favourite for di role if Arteta leave. Arsenal go sack Mikel Arteta if di team fail to win either Premier League or Champions League trophy dis season, according to UK Metro. For past few weeks, di Gunners don lose two trophies as dia quest to win unprecedented quadruple don fizzle out. Arteta boys collect 2-1 beating for Carabao Cup final by Manchester City and dem eliminate from FA Cup by Southampton.
On Saturday, dia league title hopes take huge blow, thanks to 2-1 home defeat to Bournemouth. Arsenal still dey nine points clear, but City now get two games for hand. Arteta, wey dey for im sixth full season as Arsenal manager, don only win one FA Cup since e arrive. Meanwhile, Manchester City dey travel to Stamford Bridge to face Chelsea for Sunday 4.30pm Premier League kick-off, as di Sky Blues dey look to close di gap on table-topping Arsenal.
City dey look to make significant gain on Arsenal for Premier League standings when dem face Chelsea on Sunday afternoon. Di Blues trail di league leaders by nine points. Di Gunners drop crucial points for 2-1 loss on home soil to Bournemouth on Saturday, and win against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge go make di gap cut to six points. Today game na one of two games for hand for City, and di two teams face each other next week. But full attention go dey for Sunday encounter with Liam Rosenior Blues up first.
For di game, Chelsea sit sixth for Premier League standings – albeit with one win from dia last five for English top flight. City currently sit nine points behind Arsenal for second for Premier League standings – but di race to di title take interesting twist on Saturday when di Gunners drop crucial points for 2-1 loss to Bournemouth. Given say City get game for hand over di table toppers, as well as six-pointer with dem next Sunday, wins for both – as well as victory against Chelsea today – go make dem catch up to Mikel Arteta side, goal difference na di only thing wey go split di two sides.
For other news, German side Union Berlin don make history with di appointment of women team coach Marie-Louise Eta to lead dia men side. Eta, former German U23 player, take over as Union Berlin currently sit for 11th position for table. Di former Werder Bremen player replace Steffen Baumgart, wey leave di club following dia defeat to Heidenheim on Saturday, April 11. Union Berlin confirm say Marie-Louise Eta go guide di team through di decisive final stretch of di season as dem dey battle to retain dia top-flight status.
According to Sky Sports, Horst Heldt, Union director of men football, say di decision to hand Eta control come after disappointing second half of di season under former manager Baumgart. Heldt add say di club dey hope for fresh start under di former Germany U23 player. Di former Werder Bremen player previously work with di club U19 side and dem also expect say e go coach di women senior team next summer, per BBC. Speaking after her appointment, Eta vow to turn di club fortunes around as dem sit for relegation play-off spot. Di 34-year-old say e dey determined to pull di team together and secure maximum points for remaining matches.
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