Former Arsenal vice-chairman David Dein is surprised to see doubts creeping in over manager Arsene Wenger this season.
Dein, who brought the Frenchman to Arsenal 12 years ago, said : "I call him a miracle worker. Never, ever lose faith in Arsene Wenger's judgement. He's the most focused, dedicated and intelligent football man I have ever come across.
"The team has a bad patch, a wobble, and everybody starts criticising him - and that's grossly unfair. See what happens at the end of the season and see if the team are good enough.
"You are seeing quality football week in, week out. If I'm not mistaken we're still in the early part of November - the season doesn't finish until May. So, let's see what happens then. Meanwhile we're six points behind (league leaders Chelsea) and you can't say we're not going to catch that. "