Mesut Ozil marked his 200th Arsenal appearance with a goal, leading the Gunners to three points against Newcastle at St. James' Park. Arsenal manager Unai Emery dismissed suggestions that his relationship with Mesut Ozil is strained.
LONDON -- Unai Emery is confident that Arsenal can cope with the departure of chief executive Ivan Gazidis, and said his outgoing boss has put the right people in place "to continue doing a good work."
Arsenal confirmed on Tuesday that Gazidis will leave his post to take up the same job at AC Milan, less than four months after he led the process to hire Emery as Arsene Wenger's successor.
His job will now be divided by head of football Raul Sanllehi and managing director Vinai Venkatesham, who were both promoted into new roles.
And Emery he doesn't expect his own situation to change much as a result.
"I know Ivan is giving us the best next people to take the responsibility to continue doing a good work," Emery told a news conference on Wednesday.
"[Spending] three months with Ivan for me is very important and I know he's a big person, a big professional person also. The relationship between us in three months is very close. And we spoke, and I'll continue speaking [with him] a lot about football ... and our responsibility. But this decision is a very private decision, and I respect it."
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