Arsenal legend Paul Merson has put forward Brendan Rogers as the perfect candidate to replace Arsene Wenger.

The Northern Irishman came close to winning the Premier League title with Liverpool in 2014 and has since broken records as manager of Scottish giants, Celtic.

"I don't know why he doesn't get the Arsenal job?" Merson said on Sky Sports.

"He fits Arsenal great. The nearest Liverpool have ever come to winning the league for a long, long time is when Brendan Rodgers was in charge.

"He's done nothing wrong at Celtic. To do what they've done, people can say it's Scottish football and Celtic are head and shoulders above, but every team they played on that run treated it like a cup final, which is difficult sometimes - especially when you're Celtic and know you're better than everybody else.

"But I think he now needs a change and needs to come back down [to England].

"I'll be shocked if he didn't get a good job. I'd be quite shocked if he didn't get the Arsenal job."