Graeme Souness slammed Arsenal for going backwards since the Arsene Wenger days and criticised the Gunners hierarchy for not showing the ambition that a big club needs to have.
The north Londoners go into Sunday's Premier League tie with Leeds in 11th place and are struggling to better last season's eighth-placed finish which saw Unai Emery replaced by Mikel Arteta in the middle of the campaign.
Souness hit out at current manager Arteta for not giving Arsenal the lift they need as the Gunners looks set for another mid-table season.