Read some extra quotes from Arsène Wenger's pre-match press conference. For more headlines, visit our Digest page.
on Frimpong being racially abused…
I haven’t seen it but we had that debate many times. Racial abuse is unacceptable and has to be first punished. You can accept that Frimpong was not happy to get that. I believe that it shows that it’s an endless battle. We think sometimes maybe to quickly that it’s over but it’s not.
on Frimpong…
He’s an outspoken boy. He is not scared to speak his mind but that doesn’t make the racial abuse acceptable.
on Emiliano Martinez…
That’s not decided yet, he could still go out on loan.
on Karim Benzema’s agent saying he will stay at Real Madrid…
One thousand per cent is a lot. It’s quite convincing.
on if it’s a big season for Wilshere…
It is a big season for Jack Wilshere. I hope that he can get a full season without any problems and then it will be a big season for him and for us as well.
on where Wilshere fits in…
I personally see him in a creative, offensive position. It can be on the flank, it can be through the middle but for me he’s a creator in the final third.
on looking back at last season…
Of course. Where did it go wrong? It’s quite easy to explain because after the first six games, we were six points behind Chelsea. That was at the start of the season, knowing as well that we had Champions League qualifiers to play and that we had players coming back from the World Cup who were not ready to play.
on Petr Cech...
Petr Cech has integrated into the team really well already. The rest is down to the performance on the pitch.
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