Arsenal goalkeeper Manuel Almunia says they're use to being written off by pundits.

He told guillembalague.com: "That was to be expected. That's what happens when people on the outside, looking in, only see the big names at a club and judge them accordingly. It's natural. They look at the big names, the superstars, signing for clubs like Chelsea and Manchester United, and they write us off because they don't know, or haven't heard, of the young players coming through here.

"That's understandable: the media gets dazzled by the big names, but we do things differently here, where everyone is working very hard behind the scenes, on the quiet, working away in secret. That's how we like to do it at Arsenal, and we usually end up surprising a few people."