Outspoken celebrity Arsenal fan Piers Morgan admits he would have loved Jose Mourinho at The Emirates, and believes the Gunners are three to four players short of winning the title.
“I don’t know enough about him, from what I’ve read, from the clips I’ve seen, he looks like a pretty useful player. He made the top team from the German combined team from the league last year, so he must be good, but I’ve not seen enough of him to really know,” Morgan said of the latest Gunners signing, Garnit Xhaka.
“It’s a classic Wenger buy of the last ten years. I think we have enough money now to spend really big in the market, we need a world class striker, a couple of world class center backs at least to compete, and if we don’t get them it’s going to be third or fourth again,” the Mail Online writer and television host added.
Morgan expects the team to struggle next season with rivals Manchester United snapping up Jose Mourinho, Manchester City waiting to welcome Pep Guardiola and Chelsea have already secured Antonio Conte.
“Yes, because look what’s going to happen at the two Manchester clubs, Chelsea, Liverpool, there’s going to be massive spending this summer, and Wenger can’t just get away with being cheap like he normally is. He’s got to go in big and probably find three or four world class players. We’ve got the money so the excuses have to stop.
“Mourinho is going to be brilliant, I would have taken Mourinho tomorrow. He’s won six league titles in three countries since Wenger last won one. The stats don’t lie.”
Former Liverpool striker Robbie Fowler expects manager Jurgen Klopp to have a successful second season at Anfield, adding that he can also see Mourinho enjoying a successful time at Manchester United.
“I think he’s an excellent manager, will he make them better? He probably will do, I think he’s good for the league, I like him, I always have done to be fair, I don’t wish him too much success obviously.