Wenger backed by Man City boss Guardiola

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has branded some of the treatment of Arsene Wenger as "unacceptable", reports the Mirror.

The Spaniard believes a lot of the criticism aimed at the under-pressure Arsenal manager and the cloud hanging over the Frenchman is out of order.

Scrutiny over the the position of Wenger, who has been in his role for over 20 years, has increased considerably since the Gunners were thrashed 5-1 at Bayern Munich in the Champions League in midweek.

Guardiola said: "What I hear in the last 10 days, about how people, ex-players, journalists treat Arsene Wenger is unacceptable.

"Our job, in that moment, doesn't have any respect for any position, so it is unrespectable, what happened.

"That is why we take the decisions and you can say whatever you want."