Last year no barometer, says Wenger

ARSENE WENGER has cautioned against judging his Arsenal team against last season's record-breaking exploits.

The Gunners head into tomorrow's Premiership encounter with Birmingham in the middle of a rare dip in form, having gleaned just six points from their last six league matches, seen their Champions League campaign slide to the brink of disaster and tumble out of the Carling Cup to arch-rivals Manchester United.

Critics have been lining up to write them off, with most pundits now predicting Chelsea will go on to clinch their first title since 1955.