Ray Parlour believes Mikel Arteta rolled the dice at Arsenal when he demanded the removal of two big-name stars who challenged his authority and now he is reaping the rewards.
Former midfielder Parlour told Football365 that the defining moment of Arteta s reign as Arsenal manager came long before this season s sustained Premier League title challenge, with his decision to remove Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Mesut Ozil from his squad paving the way for the progress of the last couple of years.
Aubameyang and Ozil were the club s biggest earning and highest-profile stars at the start of Arteta s time as Gunners boss and he put his own future on the line when he told club officials they had to go, as he had a vision to build a young and vibrant team that is singing to hi…