Unai Emery News

Aspas, who has spent the majority of his career at Celta and forgettable seasons with Liverpool and Sevilla, has been the top-scoring Spaniard in La Liga for three of the last four campaigns. Earlier, Unai Emery earned his first win as Villarreal coach after his side came from behind to beat Eibar 2-1 at home. Elsewhere, Getafe beat Osasuna 1-0 with a second-half strike from Jaime Mata to get off to a winning start after missing the first round of matches.

The decision to sack Unai Emery comes after Thursday's 1-2 Europa League defeat to Eintracht Frankfurt at the Emirates Stadium.

Arsenal have won two matches so far in the ongoing Premier League and will next face Watford on September 15.

German centre back Mustafi made 31 league appearances last season in a defence that leaked 51 goals.

Pepe, who arrived from Lille for a reported 72 million pounds ($88.2 million) this summer, has come off the bench in both Arsenal`s league matches this season.

It was the first time in 10 years that Arsenal have won their first two league games of a season and manager Unai Emery was delighted with the team`s performance.

The duo, who escaped unhurt after an attempted carjacking last month, were not in the squad at Newcastle United last weekend due to "further security incidents" which the club did not elaborate on.

The Gunners have yet to make a marquee signing in this transfer window, but British media have reported that Ceballos, 22, is close to completing a season-long loan move to London. 

The Gunners head coach was speaking after watching his side make it two wins from two matches in the International Champions Cup with a 3-0 victory over Fiorentina in Charlotte.

Arsenal made it three wins from three matches on their tour of the United States, including two in the International Champions Cup, with victory in humid conditions in Charlotte, where youngsters again came to the fore.

Supporters said they are unhappy with the fact that Arsenal face a third successive season in the Europa League, believe the atmosphere at their Emirates Stadium to be "soulless" and feel "marginalised" by the club`s owners.

Emery spent four seasons as coach of Valencia, leading them to top-three finishes in La Liga in his final three campaigns, yet he never endeared himself to the club`s famously demanding supporters because his side never challenged for trophies.

Ramsey is set to join Italian side Juventus after signing a four-year deal with the reigning Serie A champions in February.

The result lifted the Gunners two places up to fourth on 66 points from 33 games, one behind third-placed Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League standings.

Ozil has started only four of Arsenal`s 14 away games in the league this season with Emery often benching the German playmaker, starting him only in home games where they have won 10 in a row.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang struck either side of an Ainsley Maitland-Niles goal as the North London side joined local rivals Chelsea in the quarter-finals of Europe`s second-tier club competition.

Rennes had their Ligue 1 game at Nimes rescheduled from Saturday by the Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) to allow them more time to prepare for Arsenal`s visit.

Ozil has started only 14 of Arsenal`s 28 Premier League games this season, often sidelined due to injury or sickness, while Emery has also benched him in favour of other players in some games.

Arsenal manager Unai Emery believes the opportunity to inch close to within a point of Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League will be a "big motivation" for his players ahead of Saturday`s north London derby.

Emery was satisfied with Ozil's 'positive' impact, but said he would be rotated depending on the needs of the team and Arsenal's schedule in the coming weeks.