Emmanuel Petit has brutally told Arsenal and Mikel Arteta that they have "failed" this season after their Champions League heartbreak.
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Gunners without a trophy once againMikel Arteta told he must win Champions LeagueArsenal lost to PSG in semi-finalsFollow GOAL on WhatsApp! 🟢📱WHAT HAPPENED?
Arsenal have been in impressive form throughout this season but, once again under Mikel Arteta, will end the campaign without a trophy. They were eliminated from the Champions League by PSG in the semi-finals, and were knocked out of the Carabao Cup at the same stage by eventual winners Newcastle. In the third round of the FA Cup, they were beaten by Manchester United, and, while they are poised to confirm a second-placed finish in the Premier League, Petit says he is "tired" of the Gunners' failing in major competitions.
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Arteta has been told that the only way to win over his critics is to succeed in the Champions League, a competition that the club have never won. They reached the final in 2006, losing to Barcelona, but, since, have not returned to the showpiece game in Europe's premier club competition.
WHAT EMMANUEL PETIT SAID
Petit, a member of Arsenal's Invincibles squad, told Casinozonderlimiet: "After we lost against Paris Saint-Germain, the fans were mocking Arsenal because of that. It's the same in England, you know, Arsenal are a good team, a good club, but everyone says that they are not one of the top clubs in Europe in terms of history.
"That’s because they have failed and I'm tired of it. This team needs to change the situation and win something, they need to compete until the end and not just at the start.
"They need to get back to the days of 25 years ago and be the team to beat, clubs were scared to play against us and we won titles and got to finals, we put in the steps but that was it.
"Arsenal need to improve season after season and win the Champions League to prove people wrong."
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Arsenal conclude their Premier League season against already-relegated Southampton this weekend.