Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's brother has criticised Arsenal for lining up Mikel Arteta to become the club's new manager, claiming he has 'no experience' like interim boss Freddie Ljungberg.

Arteta is on the brink of returning to the Emirates Stadium and is expected to leave his role as Pep Guardiola's assistant at Manchester City to replace the sacked Unai Emery.

Aubameyang is expected to be crucial to his plans when he takes over but the striker's brother, Willy Aubameyang, has revealed he has doubts about Arteta taking on the role.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's brother has criticised Arsenal for lining up Mikel Arteta as boss

Willy Aubameyang claimed Arteta lacks the experience for the role in a reply on Instagram

Arteta is on the brink of being announced as the new Arsenal manager to replace Unai Emery

Replying to a post on Instagram from the controversial AFTV that explained Arteta was likely to become the club's next manager, Willy replied: 'Ljungberg Arteta is the same, no experience'.

Willy, 32, is a regular behind the scenes at Arsenal and is frequently uploading pictures to his social media accounts of him hanging out with club legends and famous sports stars.

He played with brother Pierre at AC Milan but also failed to make the grade and went on to play for Kilmarnock after being released in 2011. Willy most recent played for German minnows Kray but has been without a club since 2015.

Aubameyang has scored 13 goals in 21 appearances so far this season with the Gunners 10th in the Premier League and seven points off the Champions League places.

The striker's links to AFTV have caused controversy in the Arsenal squad before with some claims last month suggesting team-mates were disgruntled by his relationship with the YouTube fan channel.

Willy Aubameyang poses with Arsenal legends Robert Pires (L) and Thierry Henry (R)

Willy Aubameyang is seen here posing with sacked Arsenal manager Unai Emery in July 2018

It was believed that Arsenal players were unsure about Aubameyang's appointment as captain due to his connection with the outspoken online platform, according to a report by The Athletic.

According to the same report, Aubameyang has developed a rapport with the YouTube channel, on which fans air their views on the club.

He has appeared to like a number of their posts on Instagram, including one in June which criticised Emery and another in September which demanded former captain Granit Xhaka be sold.

It is said that staff at the club believe AFTV, which has over a million subscribers, has contributed to negativity shown towards the club, its owner Stan Kroenke and certain players.

It is bizarre for the brother of the Arsenal captain to criticise potentially his new manager

AFTV, which was formerly known as Arsenal Fan TV, has over one million YouTube subscribers

It has even been claimed that he invited Troopz, one of AFTV's biggest and most recognisable contributors, to watch games from his executive box and this latest episode is unlikely to ease tensions.

Meanwhile, Arsenal director Josh Kroenke has now returned to America after talks with Arteta and is poised to approve his appointment as the club's new manager imminently.

Arteta could be in place in time for Saturday's Premier League clash against Everton – where the 37-year-old spent six years as a player.

He has been in discussions over what is understood to be a three-and-a-half-year contract at the Emirates Stadium.

Arteta is edging closer to a sensational return to his former club in the manager's dugout

Pep Guardiola confirmed on Tuesday that Arteta will be in the City dugout for Wednesday night's Carabao Cup quarter-final clash at Oxford United but his pending return to the club he made 149 appearances for between 2011 and 2016 will accelerate in the next 48 hours.

The City boss has confirmed Arteta informed him of his talks with the Gunners, saying: 'He's talking with Arsenal so I don't know what is going to happen. I knew about the meeting. He was incredibly honest and transparent with me. He is travelling to Oxford, yes.'

Guardiola claimed that he takes any interest shown in his staff by other clubs as a compliment and said of Arteta: 'He knows exactly what we want, what we'd like, but at the end it's his decision.'