Mikel Arteta is the new head coach of Arsenal.
It has been a hectic week for the Gunners that began with a meeting at the Spaniard's house in the early hours of Monday morning following a 3-0 defeat to Manchester City last weekend.
Everton are up next for the north Londoners, with Freddie Ljungberg preparing to lead the team out for one last game as interim head coach before Arteta takes the reins.
The Spaniard will be in the stands for the match against the Toffees, along with Carlo Ancelotti - the Italian is set to be installed as manager at Gooidson Park with Duncan Ferguson in charge against Arsenal.
football.london reported on Wednesday December 18 that an agreement had been reached between Arteta and the Gunners with only the finer details over the legal paperwork and compensation due to Manchester City still to be ironed out.
Arsenal cancelled their planned press conference for Thursday December 19 to move the media briefing to Friday, where they confirmed their new appointment.
Here are the other big stories that you need to know about this morning.
Arteta's agenda
There's no question that Mikel Arteta faces a big challenge in his first role as a head coach.
The former Arsenal captain already has an injury headache to look forward to, and has been told who he needs to sell in January - and where he might need to add to the squad.
Here we take a look at what's on his agenda after taking over at the Emirates Stadium.
Arteta's press conference
Mikel Arteta had plenty to say during his press conference, including his opinions on Arsene Wenger's influence, and what Pep Guardiola had to tell him .
Arsenal fans certainly weren't holding back. Many were ecstatic with his appointment, while the influential fan group 'We Care, Do You?' set out a list of demands from Arsenal following his appointment.
Real Madrid links
Arsenal are among a number of clubs to have been linked to Real Madrid star Vinicius Junior.
The Brazilian youngster is said to be increasingly frustrated at his lack of opportunities in Madrid, with just 10 La Liga appearances so far.
El Desmarque state that the Gunners are among a number of teams tracking his situation, including Manchester United, Chelsea, Spurs, Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Milan.
Whether Real would let him go is another matter, however.
Freddie Ljungberg's decision on future
Freddie Ljungberg has stated that he is looking forward to working with Mikel Arteta at Arsenal, despite the new head coach's insistence that his coaching staff are not yet in place.
Ljungberg has been in charge on an interim basis for three weeks following Unai Emery's departure, with a mixed set of results.
After an opening draw away to Norwich, the Gunners lost Ljungberg's first home game against Brighton before the solitary win of his reign so far against West Ham. Following that was a draw against Standard Liege that sealed their place as group winners in the Europa League, and the dismal defeat at home to Manchester City.
With Ljungberg set to take charge of his last Arsenal game (for the time being) against Everton, the former midfielder says that he will stay at the club.
