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A Premier League legend will join Jamie Carragher on Monday Night Football (MNF) as Fulham host Wolves at Craven Cottage this evening.
Gary O’Neil’s side come into this match on the back of a huge win against Tottenham before the international break. He defeated Ange Postecoglou’s side 2–1 at Molineux to secure their fourth win of the season, moving them 12th in the table.
Fulham, meanwhile, have suffered back-to-back defeats in their last two Premier League games after failing to win in their last four games in the league. After struggling to revive last season’s form, Marco Silva’s side need a win at home on Monday to move them up the table and move away from the relegation places.
The match will be shown live on MNF, with Sky Sports set to welcome former Arsenal legend Freddie Ljungberg as a special guest in place of Gary Neville.
The Swedish ex-pro, who enjoyed a legendary career at Arsenal and won two Premier League titles and three FA Cups, will appear on the show alongside Jamie Carragher and David Jones.
A former Premier League legend will appear as a special guest on Monday Night Football tonight
They will be joined on the show by Sky Sports pundit Jamie Carragher (pictured) and David Jones
Gary O’Neil’s Wolves side travel to Craven Cottage to take on Fulham on Monday
He was also part of Arsenal’s unbeaten ‘Invincibles’ season, making thirty appearances during that campaign.
It comes after his former side Arsenal topped the Premier League on Saturday after Mikel Arteta’s side beat Brentford 3-0 at the GTech Community Stadium.
Ljungberg, who joined Arsenal in 1998 before leaving the club for London rivals West Ham, has scored 72 goals in 328 appearances in all competitions for the Gunners.
After retiring in 2015 after a spell in the MLS, a six-month spell at Celtic and four months playing for Mumbai City, Ljungberg moved into coaching, working as a manager for Arsenal’s youth teams.
He would be appointed assistant manager in 2019, before taking on the position of interim manager between Unai Emery’s departure and Arteta’s arrival at the club in 2019.
Although the Spaniard has transformed his team immensely since taking charge, Ljungberg, who took charge for six games and suffered two defeats and one win in that time, will be a great guest to give his thoughts on how the Premier League season expires.
And former Arsenal midfielder Freddie Ljungberg will appear as a guest on MNF
Ljungberg won two Premier League titles and was part of Arsenal’s unbeaten ‘Invincibles’ season in 2003–04
He enjoyed a stellar career with the Gunners scoring 72 goals in 328 appearances in all competitions
After hanging up his boots, he started working as Arsenal’s assistant coach and took charge of the side when Unai Emery was sacked in 2019.
After Arteta took over, Ljungberg took up a coaching position on the Spaniard’s staff, but ultimately decided it was best for him to leave and seek a new position elsewhere.
Speaking about his decision to leave the club, he told Sky Sports: ‘I felt I was ready to manage myself and be able to do that. I felt I had to leave and stand on my own two feet.
“It wasn’t an easy decision, but I had to do it for my career.”
He hasn’t taken on another coaching position since, but tonight, in addition to previewing Wolves’ match against Fulham, he can answer questions from Carragher about Aaron Ramsdale’s future at Arsenal, Kai Havertz’s goal and Arteta’s recent VAR rants.
