Three things that will 'definitely' happen to Arsenal as Nuno made Nottingham Forest boss

Nottingham Forest have appointed Nuno Espirito Santo as their new head coach as the scourge of Arsenal Steve Cooper was relieved of his duties following a run of poor form. Nuno returns to the Premier League for the first time since he was in charge of Tottenham.

Mikel Arteta has seen plenty of managerial changes during his tenure at the club stretching back to December 2019. It is in fact four years to the day since his appointment and in that time Cooper had been relieved of his duties from Swansea after two years, joined Forest, got promoted, and ended the Gunners' title hopes in their first season helping them survive the drop before being sacked.

With Nuno coming in, it changes the landscape of this ever-shifting Premier League we have come to know. With that said, football.london takes a look at our expectations of the impacts on Arsenal following the decision.

Nuno for Nuno

Nuno will join Arsenal loanee Nuno Tavares in the East Midlands.The two Portuguese sportsmen will work together for the first time with the left-back hopeful of more chances than he received under Steve Cooper.

Espirito Santo’s work with Porto and Wolves has exposed him to many talented Portuguese players and Arsenal will be hoping he can revive the career of the former Benfica man – as will the defender himself despite links away from the club.Arsenal have no recall clause in the loan but could come to an agreement over an early termination and there is a £12million buy option in the deal too.

Arsenal’s nemesis leaves

Arteta has failed to win any games against Steve Cooper’s side at the City Ground during his tenure as Arsenal manager. He was first beaten in the FA Cup third round in 2022 when Lewis Grabban scored an 83rd-minute winner and