Arsenal Wenger under fire: Arsenal boss defends himself in heated press conference

Arsenal were convincingly beaten 3-0 by Manchester City leading to a barrage of criticism at the players and Wenger.

After over 20 years at Arsenal, Wenger’s position is once again in doubt.

Reports suggest the Arsenal board will launch a review on Wenger at the end of the season and the likes of Carlo Ancelotti, Leonardo Jardim, Brendan Rodgers and Thierry Henry have all been linked with his job.

But when asked if he was worried about his job, Wenger was in a defiant mood in his press-conference ahead of Thursday’s Premier League clash with City.

He said: “Honestly, my position is the last worry I have, my focus is to get the team ready for the game.

“It is my way of thinking, to focus for the next game.

“My job is to perform and for other people to judge me.”

When asked by a reporter if he expects his performace to be reviewed, Wenger replied: “We are in that kind of situation where you want to focus on the next game.

“I don’t ask if your position is reviewed at the end of the season.

“My job is to perform and it is for other people to evaluate.

Wenger has often spoken of how he rejected has offers from the likes of Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain to be loyal to Arsenal.

And the Arsenal boss said he was amazed to have defend his position.

He said: “Does it stop you to sleep that my position is uncertain or certain? No.

“What is important in football is the game. All the rest makes headlines but it is not interesting.

“I’m just amazed I’m always to answer things that are the same. I turned the whole world down to respect my contract.”

“I am amazed I have to answer about things that are exactly the same – I am here for 21 years and turned the world down to respect my contract.”

Wenger also had a response to Gary Neville who called Arsenal’s display “absolutely spineless”.

Wenger responded: “I’m long enough in the game to know when you lose a big game people say the players don’t want it enough.

“You have to analyse if that is a serious problem. I am not convinced. For me, it is not the main reason.

“You can always get out pictures in a game to justify what you think. I believe that we have to live with that criticism and respond together like we always do.”