My preference is to stay at Arsenal, Wenger says

“I managed about 2 000 games – I might know a little something about the game as well”.

Then, if Wenger does leave, Ozil would have the flawless excuse to force a move, however, he’s chosen to distance himself from Arsene which to me suggests Mesut is keen to stay at Arsenal.

“It will be very special for our Chinese fans to see a game of this stature”, Arsenal chief executive Ivan Gazidis said.

“You can not live in a world where you can not be influenced by everything”.

Atletico Madrid’s Antoine Griezmann scored for the fourth time in three games to earn a hard-fought 1-0 win at Granada which leaves Diego Simeone’s side fourth on 52 points, four ahead of Real Sociedad.

‘The world has changed.

“No matter what happens in the future you will always lose games”. However, it hasn’t been enough to force him into Wenger’s reckoning on a more regular basis, and certainly not for what would be considered the meat and drink of the season – the Premier League. We’re in the semi-final of the FA Cup. How many times have we been?’

“Full credit to Lincoln”, he added.

Theo Walcott and Olivier Giroud bagged Arsenal’s first two goals at the Emirates Stadium before Luke Waterfall’s own goal.

An 11th semi-final for Wenger next month will break Sir Alex Ferguson’s record of 10.

But the 67-year-old, who denied reports of a dressing-room bust-up after the 5-1 defeat in Munich, defended his record and said his departure would be no guarantee of greater success. ‘I would love to do it but at the moment we are far from that.

Well done Arsenal. In this most dispiriting of seasons, there is one title that is undoubtedly theirs. “We conceded at Braintree last season – a awful goal in a pivotal game for us – and ended up drawing 1-1 but we still swept up”.

“I felt as well, on the other hand, that the team had performed well against Bayern and I wanted to give them a chance to find their confidence back by winning the next game”. There is no doubt that a majority of the Arsenal squad enjoy playing for Wenger, but a younger manager who is also a stricter disciplinarian and won’t put up with sub-par performances could be what they need to move to the next level.