Arsene Wenger tells pundits to do their homework after Gary Neville brands Arsenal managerĀ 'arrogant or naive'

  • Gary Neville queried why Arsenal have not won the title since 2004
  • Neville says Arsenal need players like Patrick Vieira and Emmanuel Petit
  • The Sky Sports pundit questioned Arsenal's use of players in the middle
  • Arsene Wenger has accused pundits of not doing enough research

Arsene Wenger has accused TV pundits of not doing enough research after Gary Neville's stinging attack on the Arsenal manager.

In his role as a Sky Sports pundit, the England coach branded Wenger 'arrogant or naive' during coverage of the Gunners' goalless draw against Liverpool on Monday night.

Wenger hit back on Thursday, claiming experts are not doing the preparation to justify their assertions.Ā 


Gary Neville branded Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger 'arrogant or naive' during live coverage on Sky

Gary Neville branded Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger 'arrogant or naive' during live coverage on Sky

Neville (right) claimed Wenger's failure to bring in a midfielder of Patrick Viera's ilk has hindered Arsenal

Neville (right) claimed Wenger's failure to bring in a midfielder of Patrick Viera's ilk has hindered Arsenal

Wenger insists that Coquelin that is proving himself as one of the best holding midfielders in Europe

Neville questioned why Wenger has converted wide players into centre midfield players upon signing them

'You know in football you have to accept that anybody can be right,' said Wenger.Ā 

'The only thing I want is that when people have opinions, it is documented and worked out before, especially when it is football specialists.Ā 

'I accept you can be right and I can be wrong.Ā 

'But what you do not want is just an opinion that comes out just because you feel like that.

'I watch sometimes, the guy doesn't talk about the game ā€” he tells you his life and what he thinks about football.

'At the end, I don't know the players who have played on the pitch because the guys don't comment on the game.'

Wenger, who has worked as a pundit in his native France, added: 'I am not against opinion, people can say they don't think Arsenal are good enough.

'What is a concern is that it puts pressure on players.Ā 

'People who have been in the game, I love that they go on television, but what I would like is for them to help people to love football even more.Ā 

'The first mission is to educate people.'

Arsenal could be without centre backs Per Mertesacker and Laurent Koscielny at Newcastle on Saturday lunchtime.Ā 

Mertesacker has a chest infection and Koscielny has a back injury.

Neville described Arsene Wenger's failure to replace Vieira (right) as either 'naive or arrogance'

Neville described Arsene Wenger's failure to replace Vieira (right) as either 'naive or arrogance'

Wenger (right) and Vieira (second left) celebrate their last Premier League glory, which came in 2004

Wenger (right) and Vieira (second left) celebrate their last Premier League glory, which came in 2004

Wenger refuted the claims of arrogance from Neville in his press conference on Thursday

Wenger refuted the claims of arrogance from Neville in his press conference on Thursday

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