Wenger remains hopeful

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger remains hopeful despite a poor run of form, and insists that the Gunners are not in disarray. Sir Alex Ferguson, the Man Utd manager, said earlier that he felt this is the perfect time to play the Gunners.

"I don't feel we are in disarray," said Wenger.

"I feel that Manchester City are a good side and Manchester United will maybe see that on Sunday.

"We had a few bad results and with the pace set by Liverpool and Chelsea, that made us drop off, but the quality is there and what happened to us can happen to them.

"'If this team beats Chelsea after having beaten Manchester United, I believe they will go from strength to strength.

"You just have to believe, and I know we can beat them."