Jack Wilshere is certain Arsenal scuppered their chances of winning the Premier League by selling their star players.

Samir Nasri, Cesc Fabregas and Robin van Persie were all allowed to leave the Gunners, who have not won the title since 2003/04.

Wilshere was particularly hurt by van Persie's move to Manchester United in 2012.

"I was devastated," Wilshere told the BBC's 606 Savage Social podcast. "He had just scored 30 goals the season before. He was our captain.

"It felt like we were just about to challenge [for the title] again and all of a sudden he left to go to our biggest rivals. It was difficult to take.

"I was there when Fabregas left, Nasri left, big players. If we had kept that team together I think we would have gone on to win the Premier League - and who knows from there?"