Arsenal hero Martin Keown says Arsene Wenger should be called back to replace Sir Chips Keswick as chairman.

Last week, Keswick retired as chairman of Arsenal after spending 15 years on the board - revealing he always planned to step down at the end of the season but brought his decision forward due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Keown told talkSPORT: "Sir Chips is somebody who had been there for 15 years, took over from Peter Hill-Wood, so I think the club have been respectful with the work he's done there.

"It would be something special to see Arsene Wenger come onto the board. I don't think so somehow, I think he's said recently he doesn't want to do that, never saw himself as someone who would sit on the board but they could do a lot worse.

"You know that I feel that would be almost the perfect answer for Kroenke, the young Josh Kroenke, he needs that older person perhaps around, someone with the experience.

"Other people would think that it would be intimidating for [Mikel] Arteta - I don't think so.

"If you're a successful-type personality, you don't really mind who else is in the building. You embrace that knowledge that could come in through the door.

"So I would applaud that if Arsenal Football Club were to bring Arsene Wenger onto the board."