Duncan Ferguson joked he could become Carlo Ancelotti s co-manager after ending his interim spell in charge of Everton with a 0-0 Premier League draw at home to Arsenal.
Ferguson s Toffees have taken five points from matches against the Gunners, Chelsea and Manchester United.
Carlo Ancelotti will take over for December 26 s home game with Burnley after the former Chelsea boss was confirmed as Everton s new manager just over an hour before kick-off.
Ferguson welcomed Ancelotti s appointment and joked he is hoping to be given a key role in the new set-up.
It s brilliant. It s fantastic for the club, a guy of that pedigree coming here. I can t wait to start working with him and I m sure I ll learn a lot, Ferguson said to BT Sport.
Hopefully we ll have a chat tonight with a glass of red wine. I ll get a few bottles of red wine down him and I ll become the new co-manager or something.
| The Gwladys Street waits behind to salute Duncan Ferguson after his on-pitch interview.
We called, he answered.
Duncan Ferguson: Everton.
— Everton (@Everton)
Everton were unbeaten under Ferguson and he led them to their first Premier League clean sheet since October at Goodison Park on Saturday.
We wanted three points but what a fantastic performance from us, Ferguson said. The boys didn t half dig in. I couldn t have asked any more from them they ve been fantastic for me.
I m glad I ve ended on not a defeat. I m delighted we got the draw, it s an extra point. We end undefeated, so we re absolutely delighted.
Ferguson s counterpart Freddie Ljungberg is also stepping aside for a new boss, with Mikel Arteta taking charge of Arsenal from Sunday.
Straight to work. heads down to our dressing room at full-time
— Arsenal (@Arsenal)
Ljungberg was without the injured Mesut Ozil and was impressed by his inexperienced side despite a lack of chances created for captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
I was very happy. We put a very young side out there because we wanted energy, Ljungberg told BT Sport. We worked hard in training and I wanted to give them a chance.
We tried to dominate possession and keep the ball. You could see Everton getting frustrated and tired. Of course, there s more to come but it s a building block to have that stability we can fall back on.
There s a lot of potential in a lot of the players. But I wanted to see people who would run and fight and go for it. We can t rely on our name we still need to run and do the dirty things.
Then Joe [Willock] comes on and Laca [Alexandre Lacazette] comes on, sprinting and fighting and all that. If we can do that, with the quality we have, it s a bright future.
I ve been told by the club that they want me to stay. I ll have a meeting with Mikel tomorrow and hopefully, it ll be a good one.
