Southampton are closing in on the appointment of former Leeds United head coach Jesse Marsch to take over at St Mary’s having sacked Nathan Jones. Arsenal have one more fixture against the Saints this season and will face Marsch’s new side on April 22 with six games after that before the season ends.
Arsenal have already faced a number of teams under new management this campaign with mixed results. Losing to Sean Dyche’s Everton, beating Julen Lopetegui’s Wolves (although he wasn’t in the dugout for the match), both winning and losing to Erik ten Hag’s Manchester United and defeating Graham Potter’s Chelsea.
With yet another new appointment set to be made football.london takes a look at the three things that can certainly be expected to affect the Gunners amid the managerial move. From tough tests to missing out yet again on periods of weakness, there is a mixed bag for Mikel Arteta’s side in this instance.
