North London giants Arsenal have been dealt a huge blow in their quest to appoint a new manager following the news that top target Mikel Arteta won’t be available until the end of the season at least.

Arsenal were informed that Mikel Arteta won’t be available till the end of the season by Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola.

The Manchester City boss made this known in his pre-match press conference on Friday ahead of the Manchester Derby clash with Manchester United at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday evening.

According to him, Mikel Arteta is not going anywhere till the end of the season.

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Mikel Arteta is a former Arsenal skipper and the Spaniard has been linked with a return to the Emirates Stadium in a managerial capacity.

He came close to bagging the Arsenal job last summer before senior club officials decided to give the position to Unai Emery but things didn’t work out for the former Valencia, Almeria and Sevilla manager.

Arsenal sacked Unai Emery last week Friday and the search for a new manager is on though club legend Freddie Ljungberg has been placed in charge of the team for now.

He has managed the team in the last two games.

Juventus superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has been left out of the list of the five best strikers named by Luis Suarez in one of his recent interviews as monitored by popular media portal Goal.

Ronaldo was conspicuously missing from the list from Barcelona star Luis Suarez.

The list of the best strikers is headlined by Barcelona pal and teammate Lionel Messi who was at the forefront of the five-man lost from former Liverpool striker Luis Suarez.

The list had Brazilian football legend Romario in fifth position, while ex-Brazilian international star Ronaldo was named in fourth position by Uruguayan national team star Luis Suarez.

His former Uruguayan national teammate Diego Dorian came in third spot, while Argentine football legend Gabriel Batistuta was in second position behind Lionel Messi.

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Cristiano Ronaldo has not had the best of seasons at Juventus and that was compounded by his position during the Ballon d’Or Award ceremony on Monday night.

The Juventus player finished third at the end of the voting process for the Best Player Award.

Ronaldo finished behind Liverpool defender Virgil Van Dijk in second place and Lionel Messi in first position.

Argentine international Messi has now won six Ballon d’Or titles which is more than any other player.

North London giants Arsenal have been rocked with the news that star player Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has pulled out of talks over a new contract.

This is according to the publication from the Daily Mirror which revealed that Arsenal are in danger of losing their star player this summer unless they want to risk him walking out of the club for free.

Gabonese international Aubameyang will have one year left on his Arsenal deal at the end of this season and the Gunners won’t have any choice but to listen to offers for him next summer if his stance on a new contract remains the same.

Aubameyang is not ready to commit his long-term future to the Gunners since he’s not convinced that the team is on the right path.

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Arsenal are in a distant 10th position on the table with just four wins from 15 games in the Premier League.

They are without a manager at the moment after the dismissal of Unai Emery.

Interim manager Freddie Ljungberg is in charge of the team but the club legend is unlikely to get the job full-time.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang signed for Arsenal from Borussia Dortmund in January 2018 and he has scored 52 goals for the club.

Former Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has made the four-man shortlist for the November Manager of the Month Award in the Premier League.

Brendan Rodgers was succeeded by current manager Jurgen Klopp at Liverpool in October 2015 and he returned to the Premier League earlier this year with Leicester City after a successful spell with Scottish champions Celtic.

The Northern Irishman became the Leicester City manager in the first quarter of this year and he has enjoyed a very good spell at the King Power Stadium to date.

Brendan Rodgers has masterminded the run of Leicester City to second spot on the league table and the Foxes are in the mix for the league title as a result.

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He was nominated for the Manager of the Month Award in November alongside his successor at Liverpool Jurgen Klopp as well as the duo of Wolverhampton Wanderers boss Nuno Espirito Santo and Sheffield United manager Chris Wilder.

Brendan Rodgers and Leicester City started the month with the 2-0 win over Arsenal at home courtesy the goals from Jamie Vardy and James Maddison.

Leicester City then secured a 2-0 away win over Brighton before the final game of the month against Everton which they won 2-1 despite conceding the first goal.

Wolverhampton Wanderers manager Nuno Espirito Santo is in the running for the Premier League Award for November’s Manager of the Month.

This is according to the four-man shortlist unveiled for the award on Friday.

Nuno Espirito Santo is a top target for the Gunners who are without a permanent manager at the moment.

Arsenal left themselves in a managerless position following the dismissal of Unai Emery towards the end of last month.

Former Valencia, Almeria and Paris Saint Germain (PSG) manager Unai Emery lost his job at Arsenal following the run of games without a victory.

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The sacked Arsenal boss led the team to a run of seven games without a win and that run has been extended to nine matches with two games more under caretaker manager and club legend Freddie Ljungberg.

Arsenal drew 2-2 with hosts Norwich City and also lost 2-1 at home to Brighton and Hove Albion to take the winless run to nine matches in all competitions.

Nuno Espirito Santo is seen as one of the top contenders to replace Unai Emery as the permanent Arsenal manager.

The Wolves boss has done a good job at the Molineux and his team is up to the fifth position on the Premier League table after just two defeats from 15 games.

Bournemouth winger Harry Wilson has impressed a great deal for the Cherries this season following his loan move from Premier League leaders Liverpool.

Harry Wilson joined South Coast club Bournemouth on loan from Liverpool in the summer having spent a successful loan spell at English Championship side Derby County last season.

The Welsh international came close to helping Derby County to seal a return to the Premier League last season only for the Rams to lose to Aston Villa in the Championship playoff final.

Aston Villa gained promotion to the top flight as a result of that final win over Derby County.

Harry Wilson was nominated for the Goal Award for November because of his strikes against Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur.

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His goals came away from home in the colours of Bournemouth.

He was on target as Bournemouth lost 2-1 at Newcastle United at the start of last month before netting a fantastic free-kick during the 3-2 loss to Jose Mourinho’s Tottenham Hotspur in the final game of November.

Apart from Harry Wilson, the likes of Wolverhampton Wanderers playmaker Joao Moutinho, Manchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne, Newcastle United star Jonjo Shelvey and Wolverhampton Wanderers player Ruben Neves all made the shortlist for the Goal Award.

Interim Arsenal manager Freddie Ljungberg has not started well in his new role following the dismissal of Unai Emery at the end of last month.

Club legend Freddie Ljungberg was named the temporary manager at Arsenal in the wake of the sacking of Spanish tactician Unai Emery for poor results and he has recorded a solitary point from his two games in charge of the team ahead of the Hammers game.

That solitary point came in his managerial bow against Norwich City last weekend as the Gunners were only able to secure a 2-2 draw away from home against the league newcomers.

The Norwich City game was followed by the disappointing loss at home to Brighton and Hove Albion.

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The Gunners were beaten 2-1 by the Seagulls courtesy the late goal from French striker Neal Maupay.

Record signing Nicholas Pepe has started the two games under Freddie Ljungberg from the bench but he made a very good cameo during the second half of the Brighton game and that has almost certainly earned him a place in the Arsenal XI For the away game at West Ham United.

Starting Arsenal XI: Bernd Leno; Hector Bellerin, Sokratis Papasthathopoulos, David Luiz, Kieran Tierney; Lucas Torreira, Granit Xhaka; Mesut Ozil, Nicholas Pepe, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang; Alexandre Lacazette.

To say that North London giants Arsenal are having a poor season is a massive understatement and things could get uglier for the club ahead of their short trip to East London to face another struggling team in West Ham United.

Arsenal have just four wins from 15 league games this season and the Gunners are languishing in 10th position as a result.

They have 19 points from the 15 games played this season with a minus goal difference (-2).

The North Londoners suffered their fourth defeat of the current league season in the English top flight with the 2-1 loss to Brighton and Hove Albion at home on Thursday night and Liverpool legend Mark Lawrenson has predicted another defeat for the Gunners as they take on West Ham United on Monday night.

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According to the ex-Liverpool defender, West Ham United will return to winning ways with a 2-0 victory over Arsenal at the London Stadium.

West Ham United were also on the losing end in midweek following the 2-0 away loss to Europa League campaigners Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Arsenal are on a winless run of seven games in the Premier League ahead of their meeting with the Hammers.

The last win came during the home game with Bournemouth which ended 1-0 with summer signing David Luiz getting the only goal of the game.