Wenger rails against football 'supermarket'

Arsene Wenger maintained he did all he could to try to strengthen his Arsenal squad during the final hours of the transfer window – and maintained football must not be treated like a “supermarket” as cash continue to be ploughed into the game.

With Manchester City now backed by the seemingly bottomless pockets of the Abu Dhabi United Group, the powerbase of spending power in the Barclays Premier League has shifted once again as the deadline day swoop for Brazil international Robinho from Real Madrid proved.