Petit says Arsenal display ‘a disgrace’

Former Arsenal midfielder Emmanuel Petit has labelled the Gunners’ 4-0 Champions League defeat at AC Milan “a disgrace”, launched a stinging attack on the club’s recruitment policy and warned captain Robin van Persie could follow Cesc Fabregas and Samir Nasri away from the club.

Petit, who won the Premier League and FA Cup double with Arsenal in 1998, was shocked by some of the individual performances at the San Siro on Wednesday night, and went on to single out Theo Walcott and Aaron Ramsey for criticism.

“That match was a disgrace,” said Petit. “Arsene Wenger was right when he said it was the worst European performance for a long time. I was left asking myself what had happened to the team that I used to know?