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Silva tells Arsenal: Wenger should have walked in 2017 & Ozil has to play

A member of the Gunners' 'Invincibles' squad has questioned some of the decisions made in north London from the recent past and in the present

Gilberto Silva, a title-winning star of Arsenal’s past, says Arsene Wenger should have walked away from the club in 2017 and Unai Emery needs to start playing Mesut Ozil.

The Gunners have seen the 2018-19 campaign become one of much change in north London.

A switch in the dugout was made last summer, with Emery taking the reins after 22 years of stability and continuity under Wenger.

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