Wenger praises Bacary Sagna

Arsene Wenger has praised his summer signing from Auxerre Bacary Sagna for the way he has quickly acclimatised to the Premiership. Wenger said that his form has come as "a complete surprise" to him.

Wenger claimed: "For me Sagna, although not a lot of people talk about him, has been tremendous since he has come here.

"He adapted very, very quickly not only to the technical level - but also to the way we want to play the game, and as well to the physical aspect of the game.”

He added: "At the start of the season, I thought I will give him six or seven months - but he just looked to have improved very quickly and adapt very quickly.

"It is a complete surprise to me because I didn't expect him to have so many appearances so early on."