The club have also parted company with Lopetegui's backroom staff, including his assistant Pablo Sanz, head of performance Oscar Caro, head analyst Juan Vicente Peinado, fitness coach Borja De Alba and technical coach Edu Rubio.

Three minutes later and Arsenal grabbed another as Henry's cross missed Ljungberg in the middle but fell kindly for Edu, who passed into an open goal.

The whole machinery at Arsenal behind the scenes is behind both Arteta and sporting director Edu, who have found a way to be competitive against the Manchester City juggernaut - running them close to the title last season.

Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis wants to persuade Arsenal sporting director Edu Gaspar to leave Emirates Stadium and move to the City Ground.

Edu's job these days is to sift through the numerous agents offering Arsenal their players.