Ray Parlour believes Arsene Wenger has taken Arsenal “100 years forward” as he hailed the current side as the best team he had ever played in.

Dennis Bergkamp declared Jose Reyes’ first goals in English football could prove the launch pad to his Arsenal career – and give Thierry Henry more goalscoring support.

Arsene Wenger has put his reputation as a winner at considerable risk by sacrificing Arsenal’s chance to win the League Cup for the first time since 1993 in pursuit of more meaningful trophies.