“We have to stop at some stage … I hope we can close that very quickly in our favour,” Wenger said. “For us, it’s important that the team settles psychologically as quickly as possible because we have a tough start.”
Wenger did not take Fabregas on Arsenal‘s tour to Asia due to a hamstring injury.
“We will have to see how far he is with his injury … normally, yes,” he said. “He is not back in full training, he is back running on the pitch and the next step is to be back in full training”.
“I will have to assess him on Monday. He is in our plans. The problem we face is speculation from everywhere but my target is the same – to keep players and my desire to fight for that is the same.”
“Who needs to intervene? I don’t know,” Wenger said. “The rules are the rules. They have certainly to be cleaned up … the rules, as well.
“For us, at this period of the season, it is important that we give importance to what matters to us. Frankly, it doesn’t take sleep away from me.
“I just think it is surprising that we have to face these kind of comments. You have never heard me say any word about a player.”
