Arsene Wenger committed to Arsenal after fan protests

Arsene Wenger reaffirmed his commitment to Arsenal after a section of supporters voiced their frustration at the club's lack of progress.

A small minority of Arsenal fans protested on 12 and 78 minutes of the Saturday Night Football clash against Norwich at the Emirates as Danny Welbeck scored the only goal of the game.

Disgruntled fans, who were met with a chorus of "We love you Arsenal, we do", want a change in management after 12 years without a Premier League title, and after the game Wenger apologised for failing to make them happy.

When asked for his message to the protesters, Wenger said: "We respect the opinion of everybody and that we absolutely give our best.

"I have my commitment to this club and my care for this club and the fans. I'm really sorry I can't make everybody happy and we'll continue to work hard to achieve it."

The manager's decision to remove Alex Iwobi on 56 minutes was greeted by more boos, but his replacement Welbeck opened the scoring three minutes later, leaving Wenger feeling vindicated over the substitution.

"I felt on our left side Alex is more a midfielder that comes to the ball and we needed more runs in behind and Danny gave us that straight away," he added.

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"It was a good combination [with Olivier Giroud], and it was very difficult but it was the decision and I think it was right.

"It was a very difficult game. We had problems finding space and our game lacked a little bit of pace and penetration.

"It was a bit one-paced and we needed to be patient without making a mistake. It was a typical match from a team that fights to avoid going down, and they gave everything until the last second.

"In the end we got a very important win."

Alexis Sanchez was substituted late on and headed straight down the tunnel, but Wenger said: "I know Alexis very well and he wants to play every minute. What is important is the team wins the game."

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