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Lucy John

The hilarious moment Ian Wright finds out Arsenal have sacked Unai Emery

The jungle can be a lonely place - especially when you've been cut off from the world for weeks.

And when you finally get out it's difficult to know what's fact or fiction.

Or if your mates are pulling your leg.

When Ian Wright left the bush he couldn't believe it when he was told by Alan Shearer that Unai Emery had been sacked as Arsenal boss.

Spaniard Emery was dismissed as the Gunners manager at the end of November because of poor results.

It left the North London side struggling to qualify for the top four in the Premier League, reports The Mirror .

Gunners legend Wright missed the news and was unaware of Emery's sack due to being in I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here.

It was only when he got his mobile phone back and went through his voice messages that he eventually found out the news.

And strangely enough it was fellow Match of the Day pundit Shearer who broke the news to him.

Wright listened intently as the ex-England and Newcastle front man, before being left with his mouth wide open when told about Emery's demise.

"Wrighty! If you're hearing this, you must be out of the jungle," Shearer said in a clip which will be on Thursday night's Coming Out show.

"Thank god for that... I don't have to vote for you any more to do all those trials. And, of course, to stay in.

"Anyway, we will welcome you back on Match of the Day on the 14th (December).

"[Unai] Emery's gone, [Mauricio] Pochettino's gone...

"I hope you don't bring that high-pitched screaming we saw in the jungle doing those trials with James [Haskell].

"Well done! See you soon, bye-bye."

Ian Wright in the jungle (ITV/REX/Shutterstock)

Almost as soon as the message ended, Wright put his phone down clasped onto his neck and  said with a stunned tone: "Emery's gone?"

Wright finished eighth on the popular ITV show, having spent 18 days in the jungle - with former Eastenders actress Jacqueline Jossa crowned Queen of the Jungle.

Meanwhile, Freddie Ljungberg has been acting as interim manager since Emery's exit - with Carlo Ancelotti the current favourite to take over permanently.

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