Wenger needs 2015 turnaround to sate grumbling Gunners

This was the year in which Arsene Wenger thought he had scaled the mountain, only to find an even larger peak standing in his path.

Finally, after nine long years, he led Arsenal to a trophy. His reward was a three-year contract, a transfer budget to compete with the best in Europe and a new sense of purpose.

But fast-forward seven months and the clouds are gathering around the Emirates again. Homemade banners are being held aloft, fans have become celebrities as they compete to say the most insulting things on camera and bickering between pro and anti-Wenger supporters is almost commonplace at away games.