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Arsenal players must stop acting 'like babies and kids', blasts ex-Gunner Emmanuel Petit after terrible start to the Premier League season

Arsenal players need to be told to stop acting 'like babies', according to former Gunners midfielder Emmanuel Petit.

Arsene Wenger's men have lost two of their opening three Premier League games, including a 4-0 defeat at Liverpool before the international break.

The nature of the defeat at Anfield, where Arsenal did not have a shot on target and had goalkeeper Petr Cech to thank for the scoreline not being even worse, led Wenger to call the performance 'disastrous'.

Emmanuel Petit has laid into Arsenal's players, accusing them of acting like 'babies and kids'
Emmanuel Petit has laid into Arsenal's players, accusing them of acting like 'babies and kids'
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger watched on during their 'disastrous' 4-0 loss at Liverpool
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger watched on during their 'disastrous' 4-0 loss at Liverpool
Dejected Arsenal players during their humiliating defeat at Liverpool last weekend
Dejected Arsenal players during their humiliating defeat at Liverpool last weekend

Former World Cup winner Petit, who helped Arsenal to the double in 1998, believes the players need a major wake-up call if the club are to achieve success this season.