Hill-Wood backs Wenger

Arsenal chairman Peter Hill-Wood has backed Gunners' boss Arsene Wenger despite their recent domestic slump in form. There were reports that the Frenchman had lost the confidence of the board.

"Of course he has my backing. What he has done for the club over the last 12 years has been fantastic," Hill-Wood told Arsenal TV.

"We are only a third of the way through the season and we have had a few disappointing results - but you do not lose faith in a man like him after three or four bad results. It is a ridiculous suggestion really."