Arsenal hero Ray Parlour says former manager Arsene Wenger outstayed his welcome at the London giants.

Wenger ended his 22-year tenure with north London club at the end of the 2017/18 season, bowing out with three Premier League titles and seven FA Cups to his name.

“It was probably the hardest decision the board had to make in their lives because of what he did for the club, and suddenly to sack him, but they had to make a decision there," Parlour told talkSPORT.

“You look around the stadium when he came to his last year, there was no one there.

“The stadium was empty as fans said, 'we're not going to go and watch it anymore because we're not enjoying what's happening'.

“He probably outstayed his time at Arsenal. I think the time he should have left was after beating Chelsea."