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By Chris Harris
Arsène Wenger is still "Mr Arsenal", according to Lee Dixon.
The Frenchman has transformed the Club since he arrived in North London a little under 13 years ago, but he was criticised in some quarters after his team succumbed in the Semi-Finals of the Champions League and FA Cup late last season.
Wenger's season ended with a rousing reception before, during and after the final game at Emirates Stadium - a sure sign that the Arsenal fans still have faith in him. And that support extends to his former right-back.
Dixon got a front-row view of the manager's methods when he spent the final six years of his career under Wenger's tutelage at Highbury. The former England international is convinced that Wenger is still the best in the business.
"Everyone has got their opinion and some have been critical but Arsène Wenger is still Mr Arsenal, as far as I'm concerned," Dixon told Arsenal.com.
"He can do little wrong for me, I still rate him hugely as a manager and what he's done for this football club has been phenomenal.
"It was disappointing to end the season with no silverware but I don't think the team needs a huge amount of surgery, it just needs strengthening in certain areas. We can all have our opinion where that is but I'm not the Arsenal manager and I'm certainly not one to criticise Arsène Wenger in who he buys and who he sells.
"Some of the fans have got frustrated and he will be too, but with a couple of signings I don't think we'll be far off next year.
"I expect the manager to spend, without doubt. He will get money and they are quite rightly being cagey about how much, because he's not a fool and doesn't want to put the price up on his transfer targets. I'm sure he'll go out with a determined mind to try and strengthen in certain areas."
[Wednesday, June 03, 2009]
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