Carlo Ancelotti among candidates to take over at Arsenal as Unai Emery sacked

Carlo Ancelotti is among the candidates being considered by Arsenal CREDIT: AFP

 Sam Wallace, chief football writer

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Three-time Champions League winner, and former Chelsea manager, Carlo Ancelotti is among the candidates being considered by Arsenal as a possible long-term successor to Unai Emery, who has been sacked.

The steep decline in form under the Spanish coach, whose Arsenal side lost at home to Eintracht Frankfurt on Thursday, has prompted his dismissal, with Ancelotti among the options for Emery's replacement.