Freddie Ljungberg has paid tribute to the 'special' Arsenal supporters that supported him during his spell as interim boss.
The Swedish invincible took the reigns from Unai Emery after he was sacked in 2019 before Mikel Arteta's arrival.
However, Ljungberg has now decided to explore other coaching opportunities having held the role as Arteta's assistant.
After an affiliation of over 22 years between Arsenal and Ljungberg, he's thanked the fans for their support during his caretaker days, in what was a tricky spell for the club.
"I love the fans. I can't say anything else," he told Arsenal.
"I can be honest and say that when I was younger, I stood in with the fans where I came from and it's a bond and I don't know, I just love the fans and I got connections with them.
"For me, of course when you're a player it's a different thing but when they sang my name in all the games that I was the interim, that showed how special they were for me.
"They always stood behind me. Not behind me actually, next to me, beside me. They helped me all the time and that is something that I will never, ever forget.
"The fact that I've been connected with it for 22 years probably shows how special it is to me.
"I've always said it's the values, the humbleness and acting with class but still always having that pressure and you always have to win.
"That's not always so easy, to combine those things and that's something I will always take with me and I've learned to know so many great people at the club now and not at the club now.
"But I've had the privilege to have them as lifelong friends."
