CHAMPIONS LEAGUE INDIGNITY
Arsene Wenger’s ‘lowest point ever’ for Arsenal
London — Former players were brutal in their criticism of manager Arsene Wenger in the aftermath of Arsenal’s latest Champions League humiliation. And newspapers were no less scathing of Wednesday night’s "nightmare" 5-1 thrashing at Bayern Munich. Just a few days after defending his former boss by saying it was "too soon" for Wenger to leave, Martin Keown, a centre-back in all three of Arsenal’s Premier League title triumphs under the Frenchman, pulled no punches this time, saying that it had been a clash of "men against boys". "It’s almost embarrassing — outclassed, outplayed," Keown, now a pundit, told BT Sport. "This is his [Wenger’s] lowest point ever. Twenty years and Arsene must be considering his future now. Arsenal were bullied, weren’t they? Completely." Another former defender, Lee Dixon, said he felt Wenger’s demeanour has finally changed after years of belligerent defiance in the face of numerous failures. "He just seems so low," Dixon told ITV. "I think he’s realising ...
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