- Paul Merson has Arsenal to axe Unai Emery and have Brendan Rodgers as his replacement
- The 51-year-old Englishman believes Brendan will transform the Gunners
- Rodgers is currently in charge of Leicester City and has guided the club to third on EPL log
Former Arsenal star Paul Merson has urged the Gunners' chiefs to fire current manager Unai Emery and hire Leicester City boss Brendan Rodgers in the Spaniard's place.
Emery is in his second season at Arsenal and has been under serious pressure due to the club's recent performances in all competitions.
Arsenal will be on their way to face Leicester City on Saturday, November 9, in their next Premier League game in what will be a fight for the top four.
Should Leicester City should win this game, then the Foxes will be nine points clear ahead of Arsenal, and Merson wants Gunners chiefs to end Emery's reign before the encounter.
"The gap is already six points to fourth and Arsenal are in a situation where they can realistically only afford to lose two more games this season to keep pace with the teams ahead of them," Paul Merson told Sky Sports.
"Rodgers has done so well that Leicester have a job on their hands keeping hold of him. If I were Arsenal, I’d be breaking the bank to get him, give him a five-year contract and sit back and watch him transform the club,'' he added.
One of Rodgers' most successful stints as manager in the Premier League was during the 2013/14 season when he nearly led Liverpool to a league title but finished as runners-up.
He would later be dismissed in October 2015, before joining Celtic as manager in May 2016.
He led the Scottish club to an undefeated domestic season in his first year, and trebles in both of his first two seasons.
The 46-year-old would make a return to the Premier League with Leicester City in February 2019.
