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Arsenal boss Wenger mocks critics: I must be a genius...

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has mocked his critics after victory at West Bromwich Albion. Fans again called on Wenger to resign, despite winning on Saturday.

The 65-year-old Frenchman, in charge of the Gunners since 1996, said: "I started to manage a team at the top level in 1983. If I am completely useless tactically, I am a genius [because] I can hide it very well.

"Look, in [each of] the last 15 years, we are qualified for the last 16 in the Champions League. Give me another club who has done that. I think we have shown extreme consistency and that's all we can do.

"We've had ups and downs in the league - yes, it's true, but you only come back again when the spirit is strong and healthy and united inside the club. And I think if you have shown such a consistency, it's because we have that at the club. We have values and we respect them."

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