WENGER BOMBSHELL

FROM BACK PAGE assure you my hunger to be successful with this club is absolutely huge and, no matter what happens one day, I will always love this club for ever and be an eternal fan.”

Asked to clarify, having raised the possibility he may leave earlier than expected, Wenger later added: “I have been at the club 21 years and I want to feel I do well and see what the board thinks of my performance and, after that, we decide where we go.”

Wenger also issued a rallying cry to angry fans, following three defeats in the opening nine games and said: “Be behind the team.

“I acknowledge they lost three games they shouldn’t have lost, but I think as well that there is huge desire and potential to do well.”