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Arsenal legend Ian Wright believes that the Gunners are suffering from mistakes made in the past.

The former Gunners striker has outlined the departure of David Dein as the moment where the club's decline began.

Dein was the club co-owner and vice-chairman before leaving in 2007. Since then Arsenal haven't won the league and have only won the FA Cup on three occasions.

Champions League has escaped them since the 2015/16 season and Wright has now pinpointed where it all went wrong.

Speaking to TalkSport Wright said: “With David Dein going, that was the beginning of the end.

“He’s the kind of person, in respects of football and knowledge and vision and love for the club, who you can’t afford to lose.”

Wright also thinks that the decision to let Aaron Ramsey leave the club on a free transfer to Juventus sums up the key issues at Arsenal.

"Decisions were being made, in respect of Aaron Ramsey’s contract, before it was starting to run down and were being made by people who were no longer there," he said.

“So we are talking about a £60million player that should have been a case of ‘OK, we will have to sell you now’ and not let it get to a stage where it has got to."

The Gunners are expecting a busy summer in the transfer market and Wright believes that it will be a crucial window for manager Unai Emery.

He added: “Right now Arsenal are in a position where it is interesting what is going to happen in the summer without the money to spend or qualifying for the Champions League and going back into the Europa League. Have the players improved? Has the mentality improved? What system is he going to play now?

“There’s a lot of questions to be asked and you just have to hope something happens.”

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