Arsenal legend Emmanuel Petit has questioned the sacking of Arsene Wenger given the club's unwillingness to spend in the transfer market.

After the January transfer window closed with the Gunners having only brought in Denis Suarez on loan from Barcelona , Petit has been left wondering why Arsenal decided to call time on Wenger after 22 years in the job.

"The frustration level must be very high for Emery as in only his second transfer window as Arsenal manager, he was told he cannot sign anybody," Paddy Power ambassador Petit told the Irish Independent.

"You look at the money Manchester United , Liverpool and Manchester City spend and unless you join them and put the cash on the table to compete for the best players, you are going nowhere.

"Tottenham are not spending money, but they are in the position Arsenal were in a few years ago building a stadium, but there is no excuse for Arsenal now.

"If you sack Arsene Wenger and then say to the guy who replaces him you have no money to spend on new players, I would ask what was the point of sacking Wenger in the first place?"