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Wenger not bothered by criticism

Arsene Wenger is not bothered by those who criticise him and his Arsenal side in light of defeat against Manchester United last week.

Arsenal's Premier League title hopes were dealt a blow after they were beaten 3-2 by United at Old Trafford on Sunday.

Those back-to-back defeats prompted renewed suggestions that Wenger's men are not up to the task when it really counts.

"People have opinions, but it's only opinions. They are like the weather forecast," the Frenchman said.

"I give my best, and do my job. My job is always to get the maximum out of the potential of the team, and I always focus on that.

"What makes me angry is to lose the game. That makes me angry and frustrated. The reaction — I know now what to expect. When you always have the same, at the end you don't give too much importance to that.

"My job is to give importance to what is important and I think, in general, intelligence is to give importance to what is important. I know that, by experience, that your opinions change.

"Life is not black and white. Life is nuanced.

"What you want is to get the best out of the team until the end of the season and feel that this team gave absolutely the best in every game until the end of the season.

"After that, you want to win but we will see who will win."