The former defender still regrets the departure of the veteran coach but feels he left the club at the right time after another disappointing season
Per Mertesacker "deeply regrets" the role that the Arsenal players had in Arsene Wenger's exit.
The Frenchman left Arsenal at the end of last season after 22 years in charge having only guided them to a seventh-place finish in the Premier League after coming in sixth the previous year.
Wenger was let go a year before his contract expired and was replaced by ex-Paris Saint-Germain and Sevilla boss Unai Emery.
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Pressure had been building around the veteran manager for years as sections of the club's support had been calling for him to leave.