Laudrup says Arsenal can’t match big guns

Swansea manager Michael Laudrup has dismissed Arsenal’s Premier League title hopes, believing they cannot match the two Manchester clubs and Chelsea due to a lack of spending power.

Arsene Wenger has come in for criticism from a section of the Gunners’ support in recent weeks, and there is a growing frustration at the north London club’s failure to win any trophy since the 2005 FA Cup.

The Gunners have already fallen 12 points adrift of current league leaders Manchester United after 14 games, and defeat against Swansea at the Emirates Stadium today would see the Welsh club climb above them.