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Arsene Wenger Says Arsenal 'Left Our Soul' at Highbury in Emirates Stadium Move

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Former Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has said the club lost something following the move from Highbury to the Emirates Stadium.

Wenger oversaw the switch from the Gunners' traditional home, where they'd played since 1913, to their new venue in 2006.

He told beIN Sports (h/t Goal's James Westwood):

"I moved from Highbury, which was similar to Anfield, but there was a soul in the stadium.

"We built a new stadium but we never found our soul—we left our soul at Highbury. We could never recreate it for security reasons.