Arsenal hero Ray Parlour says Arsene Wenger was right to steam into his players at halftime of their win at Liverpool.

Wenger's reaction shocked his players into action as they came from behind to win 2-1.

Parlour said: "The good thing about Arsene Wenger is that he's a very passionate man and he would have known it was a great opportunity to get back in the title race after Manchester United lost and Chelsea drew the day before.

"He was probably right to say they weren't good enough to wear an Arsenal shirt and he then got the answer he wanted from them.

"They showed great character, which some people didn't think they had, to get back into the game because Anfield is such a hard place to play and Arsene will be delighted with their response.

"He's not going to go mad every week - sometimes he doesn't need to. On Sunday the urgency, the passing, the movement and the support up to the front was non-existent so he had to get his point across, however he did it, and the players then proved they could do it.

"It doesn't mean he'll do it every week - only when he has to do it. Usually we're out there creating lots of chances. Another time I remember we were losing 2-0 at home to Aston Villa back at Highbury in 2001 and he said 'well done, keep it going'. We were a little shocked but he knew we were creating so many chances and it was only a matter of time before we got one back and we ended up winning 3-2."