The Frenchman also backed the Gunners to challenge for the league and expressed hope that Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez will extend their contracts
Former Arsenal winger Robert Pires has backed Arsene Wenger's charges to mount a serious challenge for the Premier League title despite the Gunners seemingly having fallen off the pace already.
Arsenal are currently fifth in the table, with 16 points from nine games, and find themselves nine points behind Manchester City at the top. But damaging defeats to Liverpool and Watford recently have seen many write off Arsenal's chances of winning the league.