Arsène Wenger is an intelligent man.

I have interviewed him a number of times and whether you’re talking tactics or science, injuries or global politics, nothing fazes him and there is nothing he cannot answer.

Wenger has given us some glorious times as Arsenal manager and sadly, there are many out there who do not believe the legacy he has created is worthy of loyalty now that things are going comparatively badly.

If we win on Sunday, and it’s a big if, we will be right back in the title hunt, even though the dropping of two points against Middlesbrough is something that left most of us frustrated when we could have clawed back some ground.

In the summer, Wenger talked about bringing in ‘super class’ players and I suspect, while he is too dignified to feel the need to defend himself, most of those he sought were priced out of his budget....