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EXCLUSIVEThe staggering untold tales of Arsenal's boozing culture that forced Arsene Wenger to stamp out the 'poison' and how he turned me into Superman, writes MARTIN KEOWN

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In part two of MARTIN KEOWN'S explosive book extracts, he lifts the lid on Arsenal's drinking culture.

He looked like he was wearing somebody else’s suit, it was so baggy, and a pair of glasses that looked like they didn’t belong to him. They were huge. He was quite an underwhelming figure but seemed like a nice guy, smart, with a big smile.

Arsene Wenger didn’t say a lot, but he knew just how big a cultural transformation Arsenal needed.

No more boozing, no more poison. If Arsenal were going to become great again, some drastic action was required.