Arsenal fans are demanding a place on the board for Alisher Usmanov.

The London Evening Standard says Usmanov should be given a seat on the ­Arsenal board, according to more than 80 per cent of Gunners supporters who took part in a poll.

The survey by the ­Arsenal Supporters Trust shows substantial backing for the billionaire, who owns just under 30 per cent of the club through his investment company, Red and White Holdings.

More than 600 fans answered the questionnaire and, of those, 82 per cent said that Usmanov, or a representative of his, should be invited to join the club's board.

Seventy-two per cent of respondents also called for former vice-chairman David Dein to be invited back to join the club.