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Arteta keeping Ljungberg on at Arsenal as Ozil is offered clean slate

Mikel Arteta will be keeping Freddie Ljungberg on Arsenal’s new-look coaching team, while a clean slate is being offered to Mesut Ozil.

Having parted with Unai Emery in November, the Gunners now have another permanent manager in place.

Arteta, who once captained the club in his playing days, is back in familiar surroundings as he steps into a top job for the first time.

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While Arsenal mulled over their options to fill the post on permanently, Ljungberg was charged with the task of overseeing first-team affairs on an interim basis.

The Swede’s final outing at the helm came in a 0-0 draw with Everton, with questions asked of what his future held on the back of that fixture.