Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger feared the entire stadium turning on him ahead of victory over Norwich City.

Demonstrations turned into a damp squib as only around 200 held up white banners with “Time for change" on them at the start of the game. By the end even less bothered.

Wenger said: “I thought it would be worse, yes. From what I was told, I thought the whole stadium would be white.

“I can take that. I am in a public job and I have to live with judgement as long as it is respectful. If it is only opinion, we have all to accept that because we are in a public job.

“We are here to give our best. We have been remarkably consistent at the top. There are disappointed people because we didn't win the league.

“Believe me, we are as well. Like any Arsenal fans, we have to come back and win it and that is all we can do."

Asked whether he thought the protests would stop now that the majority of Arsenal fans have shown they appear to back him, he said: “I don't know. You know. I am a football man.

"I am not a politician. I am not in a democracy. I am in the next game, perform, try to do as well as you can and accept people's opinions. That is what it is about."