Arsenal hero Nigel Winterburn has questioned the leadership inside the current Gunners' dressing room.

In his column for the London Evening Standard, Winterburn wrote: "When (George) Graham left the club, Arsene Wenger inherited a squad that contained winners: Tony Adams, Lee Dixon, Steve Bould and David Seaman had all been successful and knew what it meant to play at Highbury and represent the club.

"Arsene brought in Patrick Vieira, Emmanuel Petit and Marc Overmars and they quickly realised what the club meant. There was a natural crossover, something that I remember Thierry Henry clearly recognised.

"His departure has left the current squad without anyone to turn to and, for me, the balance is not quite right.

"Incredibly, of the team that started the 2005 FA Cup Final — which was the last trophy the Gunners won — only Cesc Fabregas is set to feature against Liverpool tonight. This lack of experience is glaring and even Wenger has talked about the naivety that some of his squad have shown this season.

"Right now they need a leader to tell them 'this is Arsenal'."