Arsene Wenger says the current squad is the best he's had at Arsenal.

"I believe that this team was beyond expectation from the first day of the season," Wenger told arsenal.com. "Unfortunately they don't get the credit they deserve at the moment for the quality of their displays.

"I think we have learned a lot. We were very close to winning the European Cup and the Premier League. We were unlucky with some bad decisions from the referees' consistency since the Birmingham game.

"And maybe when we were under pressure we lost a bit of freedom in our display. That's what we have to learn.

"But I feel it bodes well for next season because since I have been in England this has been the unluckiest team I have had. But as well this is the best team I have had."