The majority of Arsenal fans were happy with the appointment of Mikel Arteta as the club's new head coach.
After 18 months with Unai Emery, the Gunners faithful were keen to have a man in charge that they could relate to.
And as a former player and club captain, Arteta was seen as that man.
There were links with other managers, including the likes of Massimiliano Allegri, Mauricio Pochettino, Carlo Ancelotti and another former player in Patrick Vieira.
And while Arteta's appointment went down well with the fans, it has not gone down well with a pundit.
Former Spurs man Garth Crooks believes Vieira would have been the better choice, if they were not interested in Ancelotti, and slammed the decision to give the job to Arteta.
Speaking to BBC, he said: "What are Arsenal doing appointing a manager who isn't bigger than his players? Far be it from me to tell the Gunners who their manager should be but come on, Mikel Arteta - really?
"I have always held the view that the bigger the club, the bigger the manager. It was the late great Bobby Robson who said that when he moved to his beloved Newcastle, he was surprised to see that some of his players were driving bigger cars than him. That story speaks volumes about how the game has changed; the sentiment behind it is very apt.
"Last week I suggested the north London giants should look no further than Carlo Ancelotti. Meanwhile, Everton have gone for the more experienced man.
"I completely understand the argument that after more than 20 years of Arsene Wenger, another advocate of the 'old school' might not have been to Arsenal's taste.
"A younger man who has a greater affinity with the precocious talents of the age appears to be the way forward for Arsenal executives. But if that is the case, then Patrick Vieira should have got the call.
"What a statement that would have made. Instead, Arsenal have gone for a number two when they desperately needed a number one."
