“If you look at his numbers, certainly he was in the top three in the league a year ago”, Wenger said.
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Arsene Wenger has claimed he will continue to do all he can to ensure that Arsenal end their 13-year wait for the Premier League title, starting with a big response at Leicester City this weekend. “It’s more hard but you still have to be strong enough to do the things you feel are right”, he told reporters.
The England worldwide was key to helping Leicester to the Premier League title last season and is poised to become the latest Foxes star to be rewarded with a bumper contract. Can he strengthen your squad?
Ozil was included in the provisional squad going into the game against Liverpool last week but was left out of the match day squad The Germany global is not injured but Wenger fears that his star man may end up on the sidelines if he is rushed back before he is 100 percent fit.
Wales star Ramsey will miss two-to-three weeks with a hamstring injury that he picked up in the Liverpool game, while Iwobi suffered a problem with his hip in the same game.
And Arsenal were fortunate not to concede a late penalty after Ahmed Musa was brought down by Hector Bellerin but referee Mark Clattenburg didn’t point to the spot. For many Gooners, the Frenchman’s refusal to loosen the purse strings and buy a big-name player is the single most infuriating thing THAT HAS EVER HAPPENED TO ANYONE, ANYWHERE IN THE UNIVERSE.
However, despite repeated questions from reporters, Wenger refused to be drawn on any individual players. Huge amounts can be spent on average players.
Asked further about the fans’ anger, Wenger said he was not, “surprised by anything anymore”. But that is part of our job.
Hull City fans are calling on Mike Phelan to be the new manager of the Premier League club after the former Manchester United assistant manager masterminded a victory of the Premier League champions.
“There were a couple of big decision he got right as well”.
He also disputed a report that Thierry Henry’s believes that Arsenal is no longer first choice for players.
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“I will have to take a gamble maybe, but I still have 48 hours to decide that”, Wenger said on Thursday in his prematch news conference. “So I don’t think there’s a problem to attract players”.
