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Winterburn full of praise for Emery: Arsenal fans atmosphere no longer toxic

Arsenal hero Nigel Winterburn is full of praise for manager Unai Emery.

Emery has installed a new belief and atmosphere at Arsenal since arriving at the club, according to Winterburn.

"At this moment in time, the atmosphere within the stadium (is biggest change)" Winterburn told Sky Sports

"Particularly last season with Arsene Wenger, it was toxic at times within the stadium, Arsenal supporters arguing with each other, and I think there's just a renewed energy with Unai Emery coming in.

"Different voice, different style of play, he's quite happy to bring people off after 45 minutes, I just feel there's more belief around the stadium and the atmosphere in some of the home games has been very, very strong.

"This is not Unai Emery's team; he's not bought in many players, bar one or two, and I'm looking forward to seeing if he gets another two or three transfer windows and have money to spend, and see where the team are from there."

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