Arsenal have just one win to their name in their last 11 games in all competitions, with their sole victory in that run coming at home to Vitoria in the Europa League.
Thursday night could have been a game to remember as Freddie Ljungberg's first home game in charge of the Gunners, but any memories for Arsenal fans will be soured by the 2-1 defeat to Brighton.
The Gunners went behind in the first half against Graham Potter's side, with Adam Webster scoring from close range following a corner.
In the second half, Alexandre Lacazette got Ljungberg's side back on level terms before David Luiz thought he had given his side the lead - only for VAR to rule him offside.
And with 10 minutes of normal time remaining, Neal Maupay grabbed a winner for the visitors, who had been on top for much of the game, dominating possession and the shot count.
It was a result that meant Arsenal stayed 10th in the Premier League table, trailing the top four by 10 points and just five points clear of the relegation zone with a goal difference of -2.
But how did the world's media react to the display?
The Daily Mirror
'Freddie Ljungberg left looking lost as rudderless Arsenal spiral towards disaster'
Freddie Ljungberg can forget the fairytale return. It has already turned into a nightmare.
Ljungberg looked completely lost on the touchline, he is now overseeing a club in full blown crisis as they spiral towards disaster for a club which has quite simply forgotten how to win.
It is now nine games without a win, their worst run of form since 1977 and the days of Terry Neill when older fans will remember they were a club going backwards towards mediocrity.
The current generation look lost, broken and devoid of any confidence.
Brighton outclassed Arsenal, made them look average and should have won more comfortably.
Just a week after sacking Unai Emery, Arsenal are crying out for a new manager because the caretaker option looks like a sticking plaster which is already peeling off.
The Guardian
'Brighton’s Neal Maupay piles misery on Freddie Ljungberg’s Arsenal at Emirates'
This was the kind of performance that suggests nobody, let alone an interim coach who had not managed a professional game before Sunday, will whip this group of Arsenal players into shape any time soon. It will require a prodigious effort to heave them from the doldrums in time to save their season.
Ljungberg would like to oversee that recovery but will need significantly more help from a team who plumbed new depths here, saving their worst showing of a desperately poor campaign for his first home match in charge.
The Times
'Crisis deepens for clueless, spineless, rudderless Arsenal'
The problems at Arsenal go far deeper than the identity of the man in the dugout. The club’s soft.
Unai Emery had to leave, of course, with the fans turning on him, with results shocking and with his language and body language poor. A new broom was never going to be a cure-all wand.
The Daily Mail
'Neal Maupay's late header heaps more misery on Gunners as Freddie Ljungberg's side slip to 10th in the table'
Make no mistake: Arsenal's problems have not been erased by the departure of Unai Emery. Rather his sacking has only served to shine the spotlight elsewhere.
Here, they were terrible at both ends for long periods are were duly punished by their more inventive, more composed visitors.
