Arsenal legend and former coach Freddie Ljungberg admits it was very difficult for him to leave his role at the club.
Ljungberg was briefly taking charge of the team during the period between Unai Emery's sacking and Mikel Arteta's appointment last season.
He initially stayed on with Arteta to help with the transition, but moved on to fulfill his ambition of becoming a manager.
Ljungberg told Sky Sports: "Yeah 100% everybody knows how much I love that club and a lot of very good relationships.
"But I felt I'm ready to manage myself and do 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 needed to do it for my career.
"I want to be a manager. I want to do all the work and learn from all the good managers and do it myself. I want something that fits all parties and we'll see."
