Another Arsenal own goal to hurt Wenger

Arsene Wenger and Arsenal are forever under siege. Even when it is all going well for them. One of the sad states of affair at the Emirates comes from the fact that Arsenal players are often the ones to speak out against Wenger. Not just any players – players who are very much in the team and part of the plan. The latest to put the boot into it for the Gunners is Bacary Sagna. In what is being seen as an indication that the French full-back, 29, could be the next high-profile departure from the Emirates, following his team-mates and fellow countrymen Samir Nasri and Gael Clichy, Sagna said, “I am the last player from the 2007 starting XI remaining. “In May, I watched Manchester City show off. I watched Samir and Gael lift the trophy. “That gave me a desire for it. I want that. Were they right to leave? Yes.” Sagna, in an interview with French newspaper L’Equipe, said: “I expected the departure of Robin van Persie. We all expected it. “But Alex was a surprise. He is 24 and had three years remaining on his contract.” The issue for Arsenal fans is they are just coping the with possibility of a resurgent Abou Diaby might make the Song sale be about good business, out comes Sagna with a rude reality check. Sagna, who is coming back from a broken leg, said: “I still do not understand. It is a huge loss for the club. When you see the two best players of last season leave, you have a lot of questions.” Robin van Persie was sold to Manchester United for £22million, while Song went to Barcelona for £15m. Sagna, whose current deal expires in 2014, admitted: “I just want to play again. Then we will see. Each person has his own destiny.” Contrast that to the Dimitar Berbatov situation at Manchester United. Despite now, by his own account, being treated in the worst possible way, Berbatov did not speak until he was as far away from Old Trafford as Sir Alex allowed him to get. Only then did he speak. A lesson Sagna should learn, perhaps.