Arsenal chief Ivan Gazidis says he no problem with rivals being funded by wealthy benefactors. In contrast to manager Arsene Wenger, who believes the owners' investment in Chelsea and Manchester City is "financial doping", and who awaits a pan-European financial collapse to level the playing field, Gazidis has no problem with the financial approach of others.

He said: "To me there is nothing unfair about owners who put money into their clubs, and for us there is nothing wrong with having to compete with that."