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Arsene Wenger angrily responds to Gary Neville's claim that he is "either naive or arrogant"

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By Mirror | Aug 25, 2015

Arsene Wenger has hit back at Gary Neville's claim that he is "either naive or arrogant" for still trying to win the Premier League with flair players.

In an extraordinary TV blast ahead of Arsenal's draw with Liverpool , Neville criticised the Arsenal boss for not following Chelsea and Manchester City in signing more powerful stars.

But Wenger said: "Everybody has his opinion. I could prove to you that it's not necessarily right."

England coach Neville had said earlier: "To me it's arrogance. I think it's arrogance. I really do.

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"To think that you are not going to adapt your team, to change to impact on the other teams that you're playing against and their strengths.

"It is either naive, or arrogance. Because they keep losing this way. Belief? It is mis-held belief.

"I've got great respect for Arsenal as a football club. Arsene Wenger's job is absolutely amazing.

"But I just cannot get my head around why he would not sign players of power to assist these talented players that you've got to enable them to win the league.

"It is the one big, if you like black mark, against Arsene Wenger in these last 10 years in terms of why he hasn't identified an issue with these types of players (points to Coquelin and Cazorla) - because they cannot win the league with them. It can't happen.

"I can't think of a word to describe that bunch. I could but it wouldn't be usable on television.

"They are certainly not what you want to win you a league, the powerful characters, the strength you need running through your team whether it's a Blackburn team or a Manchester City team with Yaya Toure and Vincent Kompany."

Wenger shot back: "You find all kind of attributes for me since I've been here. I try just to do my job well for 20 years. I leave judgement to everybody else, the assessment of the quality of my work.

"When you don't win, you're wrong and people find reasons. Are they good reasons? I have enough experience to know when it's right and when it's wrong."