Ian Wright claims Arsenal great David Rocastle would be "turning in his grave" as the Gunners sign up to join a European Super League.
The breakaway competition has received widespread condemnation from around football.
Arsenal's involvement has been heavily criticised given the current state of the club.
Mikel Arteta's side could miss out on European football all together this season and haven't qualified for the Champions League since 2016.
Only recently the Gunners were highly praised for how they honoured club legend Rocastle, but Wright admits they have let their standards drop.
"I literally can't believe it when I saw Arsenal's name come up on the screen as one of the teams," he said.
"This is the same Arsenal that only a couple of weeks ago was commended for the tribute to David Rocastle.
"God, the man would be turning in his grave knowing what is going on now. Is this how far we have fallen?"
The backlash against the Super League has been immense as the six Premier League clubs face being axed from England's top flight.
UEFA chief Aleksander Čeferin has said that players involved would be banned from international competitions whilst the closed shop set-up has been ridiculed.
Wright added: "Is this how far we have fallen? We are now are getting into competitions [this way] because we're not good enough to get into them, For the detriment of the English game, we are getting a seat at a table we have no right to be at.
"It's shameful. As a player, I'm worrying that 'if I play in this competition that I can't play in the Euros, the World Cup...'
"Where is the competition in this? Why haven't we seen exactly how this will work - not that I want to, because I totally disagree with it.
"Where's the jeopardy? Who goes down? Who wins? What do they win? Are we supposed to play these great teams on a weekly basis?"
