Former Arsenal midfielder Emmanuel Petit believes it’s time for Arsene Wenger to spend money if he wants to keep up with the rest of the big boys in England.

The Frenchman said:

Arsenal have not won anything in four years. Everything was done to bring together a young team and make it progress step by step, after [Thierry] Henry’s departure. But, at the end of the day, the transition did not work out.

Arsene Wenger was always protected by David Dein, but today the shareholders, the fans and the press are doing soul-searching.

Arsene is extremely intelligent, he is a visionary. I am not saying that he should change his ways, but if he made slight changes and managed to find a compromise between youth and experience, like Manchester (United) and every dominant team in Europe do, he would find the right mix.

But it means spending more money.