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Lee Wilmot

Next Arsenal manager: Patrick Vieira drops big hint amid talk of replacing Unai Emery

Who do Arsenal turn to next?

The appointment of Unai Emery as Arsene Wenger's replacement at the Emirates did not go according to plan.

After less than a season-and-a-half in charge, Emery has gone - sacked by the club last week following a dismal start to the campaign.

Interim head coach Freddie Ljungberg - a legend at the club - has failed to turn things around thus far, with one point from his two Premier League games in charge.

Ljungberg has been talked up as a potential long-term replacement for Emery, but there are plenty of other names in the frame too.

Many of them have Arsenal connections too.

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Mikel Arteta was on the club's shortlist last summer when Emery was eventually chosen as Wenger's successor and the Manchester City number two is once again among the candidates to take over.

Patrick Vieira is another form Gunner who has been touted to take over at the Emirates.

Vieira has been the manager of French side Nice since last summer with the club mid-table in Ligue Un, although they are only five points off the Champions League places.

With speculation rife about the vacant Arsenal position, Vieira and the other potential candidates continue to be quizzed on the job.

And the former midfielder did not shy away from the question when asked about the possibility of taking over at Arsenal.

Speaking to Canal+ after Nice's 4-1 win over Metz, Vieira said: "You know, a club that you spend nine years in, cannot leave you unmoved.

"But sincerely and honestly, I am concentrated on and in this project with OGC Nice. I have always said it and I repeat it again for you now, I feel very good here.

"It is a truly very exciting project and I want to succeed in this project."

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