Arsene Wenger says Arsenal became "inhuman" to the point he felt the club "slip away from me" during his time in charge.
The Frenchman took the reins in north London in 1996 and went on to win three Premier League trophies and seven FA Cups over a 22-year period.
Wenger holds a legendary status at Arsenal, but the end of his tenure was marred by fan protests demanding he stand down after the Gunners fell out of top four contention.
Many Gunners fans felt the club needed to head in a new direction; that Wenger hadn't quite moved with the times and that Arsenal needed a new lick of paint to move forward.
Wenger, it seems, is in agreement, but the Frenchman has suggested this 'new look Arsenal' has lost its identity somewhat.
He told So Foot: "These days, the size of the clubs sometimes stops them from keeping the culture of performance.
"When I arrived at Arsenal, we were 80 people. When I left, there were 750, and when there's 750 people in one organisation, each one thinks about saving themselves rather than improving.
"I think there's a degree of reflection for me: how do you keep that desire to perform? Up to about 150 people, I think you can stay human. You know the name of the wife, of the kid of such and such.
"My regret at Arsenal is to have gone from human size to inhuman, with a larger administrative weight. Everything accelerated. Ten years ago, you'd see a guy who was good, you'd get him in, give him a tracksuit and he'd be a part of the team.
"That's long gone. Now, if you want a new physio, you go through 300 applications. That's how, at Arsenal, bit by bit, I felt the club slip away from me."
