Mohamed Elneny's run as Arsenal's longest-serving player will continue after he penned a one-year contract extension, but things could have been very different had Unai Emery had his way.
Elneny has now donned the Arsenal shirt under three different Gunners' managers in the form of Arsene Wenger, Emery and current boss Mikel Arteta. In that time, the Egyptian international has divided opinion, with the former and the latter clear fans of the midfielder, but the same cannot be said for Emery.
During the Spaniard's 18 months at the helm, Emery rarely used Elneny and even told the former Basel ace that it was in his best interests to leave the club in the summer of 2019. The then-Arsenal boss was remarkably honest and open in what he thought was the best course of action for both Elneny and defender Shkodran Mustafi.
