Arsene Wenger pokes fun at Manchester City as he labels them 'good clients'

Arsene Wenger believes Arsenal are still financially weaker than Manchester City but insists that his club have moved on from the days when their best players would depart for the Etihad Stadium. 

Arsenal lost five players to Manchester City between 2009 and 2014, as Bacary Sagna, Kolo Toure, Gael Clichy, Samir Nasri and Emmanuel Adebayor all left the Emirates. 

'City were good clients,' Wenger joked during his Friday press conference. 

'We are (in a stronger position now) because today I feel we can give financial satisfaction and support ambitions and values that can make the players happy at this club. 

'Before, perhaps the financial gap was too big a difference to keep our players. We could not compete, we had to sell players. 'It has reduced but it is still there.'