Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has explained why he didn't sign a new midfielder in the summer.
Wenger explained why he had not bought either Xabi Alonso or Gareth Barry in the close-season.
"I have been criticised for not hiring Xabi Alonso or Gareth Barry. But if I signed them, I would have killed Song, Diaby and Denilson," he insisted.
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