‘Time’s up’, ‘Clueless’, some Arsenal fans slam Unai Emery after League Cup exit against Liverpool

A selection of Arsenal fans have slammed manager Unai Emery following the Gunners’ penalty shoot-out defeat to Liverpool in the fourth round of the League Cup on Wednesday night.

The north London giants undoubtedly had the stronger lineup during the course of the game but they were let down by poor defending which eventually saw them eliminated from the Cup competition.

The Gunners twice had a two-goal advantage against the Reds at Anfield, but they managed to squander the lead on both occasions with Divock Origi scoring the crucial goal for the Reds in the 94th minute ( to make it 5-5) to enforce a penalty shootout.

The spot-kicks did not go as planned for the Gunners with Dani Ceballos missing his attempt and that ensured that the Reds prevailed with a victory which seemed unlikely at one point of time.

Following the game, a number of Gunners fans were frustrated and a few of them believe Emery should step down from the head coach role after squandering a wonderful chance to reach the last eight of the League Cup.

Here are some of the reactions on Twitter…

Time's up Emery, we deserve better

— Reagan (@reaganitude) October 30, 2019

Holding struggled all game: He let him play 90 minutes

Saka looked tired: He let him play 90 minutes

Ozil best player on the pitch: Takes him off

Torreira was doing well: Takes him off.

Ceballos has been struggling lately: Brings him on

Unai Emery is a clueless clown.

— WelBeast (@ArsenalNomad) October 30, 2019

If nothing else, tonight has to act as a wake-up call for Emery. For as long as he remains in charge, he simply can not justify excluding Lucas Torreira & Mesut Özil. I don’t have faith in him to implement the changes, but I’d love to be proven wrong.

— Patrick Timmons (@PatrickTimmons1) October 30, 2019

Emery had the look of a man that is going to be sacked…

— Eduardo Hagn (@EduardoHagn) October 30, 2019

those subs lost us that game, Emery needs to get out

— Amy (@aej11x) October 30, 2019

Arsenal have a home game against Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League this weekend and that appears another testing prospect, given the Wolves have generally impressed against the elite teams.

The Gunners managed just one point from a possible six against the west Midlands outfit last season and the players need to play to their very best in order to outwit a team, who tend to pose a strong defensive resolve when they settle into their games.