Unai Emery has been offered public backing by the Arsenal hierarchy, but warned results must improve.

Emery's position is under scrutiny after a run of just two wins from their last 10 Premier League games.

However, Arsenal head of football Raul Sanllehi and managing director Vinai Venkatesham say they have no immediate plans to make a change of manager.

"We firmly believe Unai is the right man for the job," they told Arsenal staff at a meeting.

"We are as disappointed as everyone else with both our results and performances at this stage of the season.

"We share the frustration with our fans, Unai, players and all our staff as they are not at the level we want or expect. Things need to improve to meet our objectives for the season.

"We are all working intensively behind the scenes to turn things around and are confident we will.

"We never take our fantastic support for granted. We hope we can all stick together and get behind the team in this challenging period, as together we are stronger."

Xhaka 'hurt' by hostile criticism
Meanwhile, Arsenal midfielder Granit Xhaka says he has been hurt by the "extreme hostility" directed towards him from the supporters, but has promised to prove his worth.

Xhaka, 27, was stripped of the club captaincy after being involved in an angry confrontation with home fans during the Gunners' 2-2 draw with Crystal Palace on 27 October.

The Switzerland midfielder has not played for the club since.

"It was very hurtful and frustrating," Xhaka told Swiss newspaper Blick .

"I can't understand a reaction like that even now, especially the vehemence of it and the extreme hostility directed against me."

Xhaka was booed as he walked off the pitch as he was substituted against Palace, prompting him to cup his ear, take his shirt off and head straight down the tunnel to the dressing room.

"When my shirt number lit up on the fourth official's panel and our own fans broke into gleeful jubilation, that hit me very hard and really upset me," he added.

"Insulting and swearing at your own captain will cause upset and a bad atmosphere for the team you are actually supposed to be supporting; that makes no sense to me and weakens the team's spirit."

Arsenal manager Emery said last week that he was unsure whether the midfielder would play for the club again, adding that "he was not ready" to return for Saturday's match at Leicester, which the Gunners lost 2-0.

Xhaka, though, says he is fully committed to the club and is ready to move on from the incident.

"I've been 100% behind the club and my role as a player since I came here," he said.

"I'm proud to be playing for this big club. I'll continue to stay positive, give my all to an even greater extent and prove that I'm an important part of this great team.

"Last week in particular was a very special, emotional experience for me but I'm doing very well again, I've trained well this week and am looking forward to my next assignments."

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/50379932

Lalasticlala Mynd44

Stupid Board.
Stupid Emery.


I don't know why Arsenal are always scared of sacking coach. Just imagine, is it until we finish the season 10th on the table before they will sack him?

I know they won't fire him..no difference between Arsenal and Buhari supporters. Wetin Mesut no go see for Emirates

Arsenal

Wenger destroyed the club. Get david moyes

Very funny people...it wasn't wengers fault all this while

Only a coach like Jose Mourinho could ever rebuild Arsenal

Apparently Arsenal cannot have this coach out by placards that read 'UnaiOut'.

You must all embrace patience and tolerance..off to give this gist to the arsenal people I know.

Sack that man

Oh my Dear Arsenal FC!!!

When will you improve?
What will I use as a main point to counter my Chelsea FC Friends (Foes) other than the Golden Premier League We won, The 13 FA cup we won, Our past 40years head-head..

Still yet proudly a Gunners since 2005.

#COYG

The devil you know is better than the angel you don't know.
The guy is just having selection problem. If he can get it right, then he's good

Imaagine arsenal fans complaining so wetin man u fans go come do..una Better leave this dude alone..it took ferguson 5yr to win major trophy when he started with ManU and ever since he left manU see as dem dey flog manU anyhow..

Arsenal never see anything yet. E be like say na relegation go open their eyes.

TheGameYard:
The devil you know is better than the angel you don't know.
The guy is just having selection problem. If he can get it right, then he's good

Devil Mourinho kept getting sacked despite winning trophies

Okay naa. We shall see.

Arsenal fans are used to heartbreak. There's no heart to break anymore to all gunners.

Let's not cry more than the bereaved!

Rahyberg:
Oh my Dear Arsenal FC!!!

When will you improve?
What will I use as a main point to counter my Chelsea FC Friends (Foes) other than the Golden Premier League We won, The 13 FA cup we won, Our past 40years head-head..

Still yet proudly a Gunners since 2005.

#COYG

Guy aswear you too funny

Foolish club. How can someone give Aubameyang the captain band?
Someone I have never seen motivate before. Emery is just clueless.

Bloody shit arsenal board

The main cause of our problems

That's good. White washing is now Open to every club. As a city fan 3 bonus point is so sure for us They should please give him a chance till man city play against them.

Give Emery a chance.. he sti has a lot to prove by taking them to 15th position

Stupid unai

Yeye

Rubbish and nonsense!

When the star players leave, for lack of ambition shown by the club, then they start to talk about rebuilding that will take forever. Familiar story.

Arsenal and barca boards are very useless

This board is the most stupid board in football history. How can you issue him a warning that his results must improve if you must keep him? Does he have a second brain he will now replace his first with? Or a different set of players he intends to use? or a different pattern of play?

I laugh in loser.