Arsenal fans hire ‘Arsene Wenger Out’ van to further their protest ahead of Sunday’s Manchester City clash at the Emirates

ARSENAL fans have taken their ‘Arsene Wenger Out’ protest to a whole new level ahead of Sunday’s clash with Manchester City.

With the tried-and-tested ‘plane-banner’ approach done and dusted, disgruntled Gunners fans have this time rented a van, scrawled with anti-Wenger messages on the side.

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The two-week international break appears to have done little to calm the ‘Wenger Out’ brigade with Arsenal teetering on the brink of not even qualifying for next year’s Champions League.

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Ahead of Sunday’s showdown, images of the van quickly circulated – as it is impossible to fly over the Emirates due to flight restrictions in the area.

One of the messages was a 2011 quote from club chief executive Ivan Gazidis, saying: “Arsene is accountable to the fans – they ultimately make judgement.

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“If you are seeing the relationship between the fans and the manager break down over time that is unsustainable.”

The quote was followed by the message: “That time is now – Wenger Out.”

The other side of the van read: “Twenty years in Europe and we’re still waiting…”

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That message was accompanied by a quote from Wenger following the Gunners's 10-2 aggregate loss at the hands of Bayern Munich in the Champions League.

It read: "I think we produced the game we wanted and we were really unlucky tonight with some decisions of the referee."

The back of the van read: "In Wenger we rust."

Arsenal host Man City at 4pm on Sunday April 2 - sitting in sixty place and seven points behind the Etihad side in fourth.