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Arsenal's Head of Performance to Be Sacked as Part of Backroom Shakeup After Failing in UCL Race

Arsenal's head of performance Darren Burgess is set to leave the club this summer after a two-year spell in north London.

The 45-year-old spent time with the Australian national team and Liverpool before joining the backroom staff at Emirates Stadium in 2017, being brought in by Ivan Gazidis to help former manager Arsène Wenger.

According to the Daily Mail, Burgess will be forced out by the club's decision-makers after they failed to qualify for next season's Champions League, finishing fifth in the Premier League and losing to Chelsea in the Europa League finals.

I got no problem with Darren Burgess being sacked, our performance levels dropped alarmingly in the finals weeks of the season and we were dreadful in the final, it’s his responsibility and finally staff are being held accountable instead of of getting away with it.