Arsenal great lays into new regime: "Nothing has changed... why create this mess?"

Emmanuel Petit, Arsene Wenger

Emmanuel Petit has launched a defence of former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger by suggesting that Unai Emery has failed to change anything at the club.

Emery was named as Wenger’s successor last summer after the Frenchman's 22-year reign in north London came to an end, but Petit hasn’t been impressed by the progress made so far under the Gunners' new boss.

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Alasdair Mackenzie is a freelance journalist based in Rome, and a FourFourTwo contributor since 2015. When not pulling on the FFT shirt, he can be found at Reuters, The Times and the i. An Italophile since growing up on a diet of Football Italia on Channel 4, he now counts himself among thousands of fans sharing a passion for Ross County and Lazio.