Wenger boys must mount title bid or face the music

ARSENE WENGER accepts Arsenal are about to embark upon a “decisive season” and admits he will have to rethink his strategy should the young Gunners fail to make an impact on the Barclays Premier League title race.

The French coach rejected the overtures of Real Madrid, who were reported to have made an offer worth around £6million (€7m) a year, to “finish the job” he started back at Highbury more than a decade ago.

Arsenal, though, have so far made only one major move in the summer transfer market, bringing in Belgian defender Thomas Vermaelen, 23, from Ajax.