Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)

BIG DUNC: I STILL CAN’T BELIEVE WE GOT CARLO

- BY DAVID ANDERSON

and his fingerprin­ts were on Ljungberg’s team selection as 19-year-old Emile Smith Rowe made his first Premier League start while Reiss Nelson, 20, and Gabriel Martinelli, 18, made their third.

Arteta feels Arsenal’s exciting youngsters can deliver the drive he wants to change the culture and make the club successful again.

Mesut Ozil (below, in training yesterday) may struggle to fit in under his new regime and Ljungberg revealed he would not have picked him if he had been fit because of his petulance in kicking over a water bottle in reaction to being subbed during the drubbing by Manchester City at the Emirates last week. “There was a lot of youth in the team and I’m really proud of how much effort they put in and how hard they worked,” said Chambers. “They’ve been working hard all season and it showed out there. “It’s promising for the future when you have a lot of young players like that. There are good times ahead.” Chambers hailed Arsenal’s first clean sheet in 15 games as significan­t and they were solid, if unspectacu­lar, against Everton.

They snuffed out Everton’s threat to the extent that the Blues did not muster a shot on target in a Premier League home game for the first time in nearly two years.

But they created only a couple of chances and face a long road back to challenge the likes of Liverpool and champions

Manchester City. They have won just five of their 18 Premier League games approachin­g the halfway point of the season and are below Burnley and Newcastle.

Trying to turn Arsenal around will show if Arteta can deliver on the potential Chambers saw back in

2014.

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DUNCAN FERGUSON says he and the Everton players are in awe of Carlo Ancelotti.
Ancelotti was confirmed as Everton’s new manager on a four-and-a-half year deal just before Saturday’s draw with Arsenal at Goodison Park and Ferguson says everyone is blown away by him.
The three-time Champions League winner has lifted trophies in Europe’s top five leagues and Ferguson claims his appointmen­t is a huge statement by the club.
“Absolutely he’s got a presence,” said Ferguson (above), who will be one of Ancelotti’s assistants.
“Everyone knows he’s a winner. He’s got so many medals hasn’t he?
“We’re in awe of him really. We’ll go on Monday and we’ll go with everything we’ve got.
“It’s an incredible appointmen­t isn’t it? One of the biggest names in football ever is at our football club. It’s an incredible statement, fantastic, and it just shows you how ambitious we are.
“I’ve had a word with him and I can’t wait to start learning from him on Monday.”
Gylfi Sigurdsson says the players are excited to be working with Ancelotti, who watched Saturday’s game from the stands, and says the Italian’s arrival underlines the ambition of majority shareholde­r Farhad Moshiri and the board.
“I think that’s down to the chairman and the owner,” said Sigurdsson. “They love this club and they are always looking to improve the club and the team, so great credit to them to bring in someone of his stature.
“It’s not about just bringing someone in, they wanted to bring in the best manager possible and they have got a very good manager with a lot of experience.”
AA RECOVERY DUNCAN FERGUSON says he and the Everton players are in awe of Carlo Ancelotti. Ancelotti was confirmed as Everton’s new manager on a four-and-a-half year deal just before Saturday’s draw with Arsenal at Goodison Park and Ferguson says everyone is blown away by him. The three-time Champions League winner has lifted trophies in Europe’s top five leagues and Ferguson claims his appointmen­t is a huge statement by the club. “Absolutely he’s got a presence,” said Ferguson (above), who will be one of Ancelotti’s assistants. “Everyone knows he’s a winner. He’s got so many medals hasn’t he? “We’re in awe of him really. We’ll go on Monday and we’ll go with everything we’ve got. “It’s an incredible appointmen­t isn’t it? One of the biggest names in football ever is at our football club. It’s an incredible statement, fantastic, and it just shows you how ambitious we are. “I’ve had a word with him and I can’t wait to start learning from him on Monday.” Gylfi Sigurdsson says the players are excited to be working with Ancelotti, who watched Saturday’s game from the stands, and says the Italian’s arrival underlines the ambition of majority shareholde­r Farhad Moshiri and the board. “I think that’s down to the chairman and the owner,” said Sigurdsson. “They love this club and they are always looking to improve the club and the team, so great credit to them to bring in someone of his stature. “It’s not about just bringing someone in, they wanted to bring in the best manager possible and they have got a very good manager with a lot of experience.”
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 ??  ?? Arteta and Ancelotti watched their new clubs from the Goodison stands
Arteta and Ancelotti watched their new clubs from the Goodison stands
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