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Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

What Freddie Ljungberg has done for his first home game as Arsenal interim head coach

Freddie Ljungberg has done it!

The interim Arsenal head coach is wearing a suit for his first home game in charge against Brighton and Hove Albion, in a move that will surely please Manchester United legend Paul Scholes.

Following the 2-2 draw against Norwich City at the weekend, the former international took a bizarre swipe at the Swede for what he was wearing in the dugout at Carrow Road.

Freddie Ljungberg jokes about Paul Scholes claiming he should wear a suit

"You would think he'd be out in a suit to show a bit of proudness that he took the job," Scholes said on Premier League Productions. "To me that's a great start - shirt and tie to show some discipline.

"I don't think he'll be the right man."

To which Ljungberg responded by making a joke about his suit being in the dry cleaners.

"I've seen coaches with a tracksuit, suit and sweater and I'll decide on matchday what I will where," Ljungberg said during his pre-Brighton press conference at London Colney.

"I haven't been fitted for a club suit but you will know what I where.

"That's extremely important. It happened so quickly that the suit was at the dry cleaners and I couldn't get it ready," he joked.

Well, Ljungberg has got his suit out of the dry cleaners and is wearing it tonight.

In addition, he's made three changes to the side which drew against the Canaries as Hector Bellerin, Sokratis and Lucas Torreira come in for Calum Chambers, Shkodran Mustafi and Matteo Guendouzi.

That also means once again club record signing Nicolas Pepe doesn't make the starting line-up.

He is on the bench just in case the Gunners need his help to break the Seagulls down.

The north London outfit have gone into the game without a win in eight games across all competitions, although ending that record will see them rise up to sixth in the table.

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