Arsène Wenger is looking very relaxed. His Arsenal are having a successful pre‑season tournament in Singapore and he is looking forward to the new season. His team finished the last campaign strongly and, with the addition of a world-class goalkeeper in Petr Cech, there is genuine belief around the club that they can challenge Chelsea and Manchester City for the league title. What a contrast to eight months ago when the Frenchman was confronted by a horde of angry Arsenal fans at Stoke train station. The Gunners had just suffered a demoralising 3-2 defeat at the Britannia and found themselves in sixth place, 13 points behind Chelsea. It was too much for the Arsenal supporters and,...
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