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'What was the point of sacking Wenger?' - Petit questions Arsenal change with no transfer kitty available

Arsenal have seen their appointment of Unai Emery and subsequent lack of transfer activity questioned, with Emmanuel Petit asking “what was the point of sacking Arsene Wenger?”

The Gunners opted to make a change in the dugout during the summer of 2018.

After 22 years working under the guidance of Wenger, the long-serving Frenchman was moved out a year before his contract was due to expire.

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Emery was appointed in his place but has faced many of the same obstacles which hindered his predecessor, with little funding made available with which to improve a squad that had tumbled out of the Premier League’s top four.