Now Emery MUST make most of Mes

UNAI EMERY has had a decent start to his Arsenal career.

Considering that long, unbeaten run, you might say it is has been more than decent.

But after 18 Premier League fixtures, Arsenal have 37 points, which is only four more than they had at the same stage last season.

It is absurdly early for judgement on whether Emery (below) is some sort of messiah or not.

Arsenal have played some nice stuff, but have produced some pretty mediocre performances too.

One thing is for sure, though. They do not have an abundance of worldclass players.

But they do have Mesut Ozil. At least for now. He started against Burnley yesterday, but Emery’s general uncertainty about his contributions suggest the five-time German player of the year will be heading out of the Emirates, if anyone is willing to take his astronomical wages on.

Emery’s treatment of Ozil – leaving him out of the Spurs’ Carabao Cup game – was widely lauded as a stand against an individual talent who does not buy into a team work ethic.

But it is ridiculously early for Emery to wash his hands of one of the few elite players he has. If he is a great manager, he should be able to get the best out of a great player.

Or at least give it a very good try.

IT is, obviously, a sensible appointment, but the FA’S recruitment of Les Reed as technical director is hardly any sort of groundbreaker.

Reed (below) turned 66 earlier this month and first worked for the FA in 1986.

Les Ferdinand turned down the chance to be interviewed for the role, which was a shame.

Reed will probably do a good job, but, for an organisation that has become increasingly progressive and diverse in recent years, it is a conservative move.