ARSENE WENGER is facing more and more calls to quit Arsenal – as it is revealed he is on course for his worst ever season in charge of the club.
The under-fire French boss, in his 22nd season in the hotseat, was hammered 3-0 by Man City last night – the second time in five days he had lost by such a margin to the same side.
That defeat, combined with eight others over the course of the season, sees Wenger staring at his lowest ever Premier League win percentage.
The Gunners lie sixth in the Premier League with only 13 wins from 28 matches.
It is the first time since his debut season in England in 1996-97 that Wenger’s side have won less than half of their league games.
On that occasion, he took over eight games into the season and won 14 of the remaining 30, a win ratio of 46.7 per cent – this season’s total is currently 46.4 per cent.
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If they stay sixth – and miss out on the Champions League again by failing to win the Europa League – then it would be Arsenal’s worst finish under the long-serving Frenchman.
Last season’s fifth-placed finish was the first time he had missed out on the top four.
The club’s total turnover was down after failing to secure a spot in Europe’s elite competition.
Thursday was Arsenal’s second successive 3-0 loss to City, following Sunday’s League Cup final.
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Though their run to that stage lifts their overall win ratio this season to a round 50 per cent, better than their 44.4 per cent in 1996-97 but down on every other season under Wenger.
They peaked in the league at 68.4 per cent, or 26 wins, both in the “Invincible” season of 2003-04 and during their previous title win two years earlier.
That 2001-02 campaign marks his highest overall win percentage at 65 per cent in all competitions, 39 from 60 games.
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