Arsene Wenger responds to Arsenal's European Super League involvement

Around 12 years ago, legendary Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger predicted a breakaway European league featuring only the continent's best clubs and denounced the notion.

The European Super League is a "bad idea," according to Arsene Wenger, who claims he has no idea what is going on at Arsenal.

Around 12 years ago, the legendary Arsenal manager predicted a breakaway European league featuring only the continent's best clubs and denounced the proposal.

Now that the initiative has been implemented, he is still opposed to it, claiming, like Sir Alex Ferguson, that it is unfair to European football's heritage.

Wenger told talkSPORT, "I would suggest it's a bad idea." "Football must remain unified." That is the most important thing, and it should be focused on sporting merits and overall respect for European football's heritage. 'This proposal, in my opinion, will not go far."

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'I don't know exactly what is behind that," Wenger said of Manchester United vice-executive Ed Woodward's decision to resign from his position with UEFA.

'I also think there's a more risky idea at work here that poses a serious challenge to the Premier League.' When I was still in control, there was a lot of activity from other countries to try to undermine the Premier League's supremacy, and a project like that would definitely accelerate the process.

'I have no idea what's going on at Arsenal. That doesn't change my opinion. The most important thing to me is that I have worked my entire life to maintain harmony in the game, ensuring that football is played in the same way all over the world and within one organization.

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'I believe it was the power – football is the most common sport on the planet for a reason, and this is one of them. We must fight to keep football easy, understandable, and meritocratic so that everybody has the same opportunity and dream of success.'

Ferguson, United's legendary manager, responded to the news on Sunday.

Reuters quoted him as saying: "The idea of a Super League is a departure from European club football's 70-year history.

'It was like ascending Mount Everest for a small provincial club in Scotland, both as a player for Dunfermline in the 1960s and as a manager at Aberdeen when they won the European Cup Winners' Cup.'

'Everton is investing £500 million in a new stadium with the aim of competing in the Champions League.

'Fans all over the world love the competition as it is; we played in four Champions League finals during my time at United, and they were always unforgettable nights.'

'I am not aware of the decision-making process, so I am not sure whether Manchester United is involved.'