Former Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has urged fans to stick with manager Mikel Arteta's team.
Arsenal have not qualified for the Champions League since the 2015-16 season and the past two campaigns have finished eighth, while some fans who turned on Wenger during his last two years at the club remain vocal.
“My advice is just to the fans to continue to support the club," Wenger told the PA news agency.
“To Arteta to continue to try and gain the momentum to keep this going. They have invested a lot of money and hopefully some potential in the team and (I hope they) continue to keep that momentum in the team."
Current Arsenal boss Arteta praised Wenger's influence on his own decision to become a manager after he was playing under the Frenchman at the Emirates from 2011-2016.
“He is the reason why I am a manager," Arteta said.
“When I joined the club and I started to see how he could understand, how important values were for the team and for the club, to be consistent and then he was really supportive the day I told him I started to study and do my badges.
“He was always very supportive because he believed that one day, probably it's been a little bit sooner than expected, but I had what I had to have to become a manager."
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