Unai Emery has been reassured that he will not be judged on his early results as Arsenal head coach.

Emery got off to a losing start as Arsene Wenger’s successor, with a 2-0 defeat to Manchester City, and is now preparing for a tough trip to Chelsea.

Although his team were soundly beaten by the champions, there were some encouraging signs for Emery such as the performance of 19-year-old Matteo Guendouzi.

Although Guendouzi made some big mistakes, Arsenal are fully behind Emery’s decision to blood the midfielder and intend to give him the time and space to make more big decisions.

Chief executive Ivan Gazidis is understood to have told Emery that he and the Arsenal board understand the fact the club have been handed a tough start to the season.