Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has said Unai Emery was sacked by Arsenal because of their poor run of results, not his struggles in speaking English.
Arsenal, who host City on Sunday, sacked Emery on November 29 after a seven-match winless run.
Per the Mail on Sunday's Joe Bernstein, Guardiola said of his Spanish compatriot:
"I cannot deny that communication is important but if he won more games, the communication would be seen as perfect.
"It is not easy to speak in a different language. I did it Germany but there a lot of other weapons in how to communicate; the hands, the body, emotions, images.