Arsenal boss Wenger: Winning without Cesc great compliment to players

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger says it's a great compliment to his team that they beat Porto without Cesc Fabregas.

Cesc missed the 5-0 thrashing due to a hamstring injury.

Wenger said: "For me he is a great player, and if he was there we would have played even better. I think it is important that he comes back as quickly as possible.

"It was a compliment to the team. Sometimes you can miss a great player for one game or two games, but one game is never enough to judge. In the longer distance you see that better."

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i'm happy we trashed porto 5:0 yesterday.i knew it b4 the match that we are going to beat without conceeding any goal,but i never thought of 5:0.it was a nice display by the GUNNERS team even without the great captain (CESC fabripass).i wish Cesc a quick recovery as we are looking forward to beating Hull city in their home.