Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger insists he doesn't feel under pressure.

Arsenal chief executive Ivan Gazidis felt it necessary to give Wenger a public show of support earlier this week.

Wenger, though, is not concerned by the critics.

"I have to take that with a bit of distance," he said.

"That is part of life today - football is a very popular sport and there is a lot of competition between the media. Everyone wants to make headlines in society, that is part of us and when you are in a big club you have to be strong enough to live with that and deal with it.

"I always feel it is a good test, but it does not mean everything which is said is right, however we have to live with that."