Wenger lifts the FA Cup aloft at Wembley on Saturday. Photo: PA
Manager Arsene Wenger admits he would always question whether
Arsenal were on the right path during nine barren seasons, but now hopes
people will focus on the positives following their FA Cup triumph at
Wembley.
The Gunners finally delivered a first piece of silverware in almost a
decade when Aaron Ramsey fired home an extra-time winner to beat Hull
3-2 and complete a remarkable comeback having trailed 2-0 inside eight
minutes at Wembley on a baking hot Saturday afternoon.
Arsene Wenger celebrates 1000 games in charge of Arsenal today. Photo: PA
Arsene Wenger maintains he wants to stay at Arsenal - and that there should be "no uncertainty at all" over his future.
The 64-year-old French coach will take charge of the Gunners for his
1,000th game at Chelsea on Saturday, but as yet there has been no
confirmation Wenger will be staying on past the end of the season.
However, Wenger insists he is not considering moving on and that the formalities of a new deal will be announced soon.
Mesut Ozil will be missing for a while. Photo: PA
The Germany international - a £42million buy from Real Madrid
last summer - suffered the problem during Tuesday's 1-1 last-16 draw at
Bayern Munich which saw Arsenal exit the Champions League.
Wenger confirmed Ozil would definitely be out of Sunday's north
London derby with Tottenham, but was not able to put a specific time
frame on recovery.
"We lose Ozil, who has been injured for Sunday, I don't know how long
he will be out but it looks a minimum of three weeks," Wenger said at
Friday morning's press conference.
Bendtner could be in trouble with Wenger. Photo: PA
Arsenal striker Nicklas Bendtner faces a dressing-down from
manager Arsene Wenger and a club fine for an alleged drunken incident in
Copenhagen earlier this week, Press Association Sport understands.
The 26-year-old is reported to have threatened a taxi driver during
an incident in the Danish capital on the evening Arsenal exited the
Champions League to Bayern Munich in Germany.
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger. Photo: PA
Manager Arsene Wenger sees no reason why Arsenal cannot pull off
another shock result when they look to upset Bayern Munich in the
Allianz Arena once again on Tuesday night.
The Gunners head out to Bavaria looking to overturn a 2-0 deficit from the first leg of their Champions League last 16 clash, and taking on a team who are rampant at the top of the Bundesliga.
Wenger, though, insists his side, buoyed by their FA Cup
quarter-final win over Everton, should be confident of a repeat
performance from last season, when they produced a remarkable
performance in Munich to win 2-0 and exit the competition only on away goals.
