Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger feels his team is destined for success, and it's time for them to show character by being consistent in their performances.

Wenger cites the FA Cup successes of last two years and recent Champions League win against Olympiacos as evidence of his side's character as they chase an elusive league title this term.

"What I feel is great team spirit and great unity in the dressing room, and a focus to go forward, that's for sure," he said.

"After that, we have to answer on the pitch whether we are good enough.

"We have to accept that [having our character questioned is] part of it but we have to give our answer on the pitch week-in week-out and that [criticism] will slowly die.

"It was true for a while because we were a young team and a young team can be up and down. But I believe now we have shown it… what we did at Olympiakos is not a team of no character. You need to be special to achieve that. We won the FA Cup in the last two seasons and you need character to win the FA Cup. Everybody would love to do it every year.

"We are the only team who has beaten Leicester basically, and in a convincing way. The character is down to consistency in life. That's what I call character. All of us can be for one day in our life exceptional but character is to have a target and maintain your focus on that target. That's what I call character and that's what we have to show in the league."