Robin Van Persie doesn’t think that the present Arsenal squad can consider themselves as title contenders, not after making a has of it at the end of most seasons, and he thinks that Arsene Wenger needs to bring in a “number of players” to make the Gunners into real trophy contenders again.

He said: “Every year it goes wrong in an identical way and that is frustrating. When you look at results in the last years, Arsenal shouldn’t be talking about winning the league because too many times that has gone wrong.”

“But I believe with the signing of a number of players, we should be in there competing for the prizes.”

He has also complained about the party culture of English players, and worries how they can be real professionals if they stay out ’til all hours of the morning.

He said: “For me it’s very important to be having breakfast every morning with my two children.

“And that wouldn’t be possible if you were hanging about in a discotheque all night.

“When I see some English footballers who are out until three in the morning, then I can only conclude that they are invariably finished at 33.

“I have made another choice and that’s to be doing what I love the most, playing football.”

Van Persie will be 28 in seven weeks time. Hopefully he will be playing for Arsenal for at least another five years by his reckoning……

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