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Arsenal left their soul at Highbury after moving to Emirates Stadium - Wenger

The French coach thinks that the Gunners' lost a valuable piece of their identity when they left their famous home stadium back in 2006

Arsene Wenger has offered his honest opinion on Arsenal's move from Highbury to the Emirates Stadium, admitting a big piece of the club's identity was lost in the transition.

The Gunners decided to upgrade to a 60,000 capacity venue in 2006 after spending 93 years at Highbury, which housed 38,419 supporters in total.

During the 10 years before the switch, Arsenal won 11 trophies under Wenger's stewardship - including three Premier League titles - while competing with arch-rivals Manchester United for domestic supremacy.