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Rio Ferdinand claims Arsenal are going backwards under Arsene Wenger.
The Gunners are 19 points behind the leaders and have dropped to 7th in the Premier League and have already written off their title chances.
Wenger, who had led Arsenal to a top four finish every season until last, could see his side fail to make the Champions League places for the second straight year.
The Frenchman still has 18 months to run on his current deal and is expected to at least see out his current deal.
And Ferdinand believes Arsenal are heading in the wrong direction.
Arsenal are currently three games without a win.
‘If I’m an Arsenal fan I’m sitting there and asking the question “where is the progress over the last few years?” said Ferdinand (via Metro Sport).
‘Tell me where the progress is with this side because that’s what you look for year in and year out. You look for progression within a football club, within a team [and] I don’t see it. ‘I see players going backwards. I don’t see players improving dramatically under this regime and that is the worrying part for me.
‘And when you look at this Arsenal team and the history of Arsenal, even Arsene Wenger’s early tenure at the club it was about trophies, it was about winning and competing for titles, for leagues. They are not doing that now. They are fighting for one or two positions in the Champions League.
Wenger is now preparing his side for the visit of Newcastle this weekend – taking all three points is pivotal ahead of a crunch tie with Liverpool.
