Wenger won't be distracted by Arsenal angst

Published on Jan 28, 2012

Arsene Wenger insists the growing frustration about his failure to end Arsenal's seven-year trophy drought will not distract him from finding a way to get the club back on track. -- PHOTO: AP

LONDON (AFP) - Arsene Wenger insists the growing frustration about his failure to end Arsenal's seven-year trophy drought will not distract him from finding a way to get the club back on track.

Wenger, whose side host Aston Villa in the FA Cup on Sunday, was subjected to a rare show of dissent during last weekend's home defeat by Manchester United when he opted to replace lively winger Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain with the lacklustre Andrey Arshavin.

Angry fans chanted 'You don't know what you're doing' at Wenger, while even Arsenal captain Robin van Persie was seen shouting 'No' towards the Frenchman.

To make matters worse for Wenger, the chorus of disapproval - a fitting soundtrack for Arsenal's troubled season - only increased in volume as Arshavin's sloppy defending allowed United to score the late winner that condemned the Gunners to their third successive defeat.