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Stoke boss Pulis: I do not need to be friends with Wenger

Stoke City boss Tony Pulis doubts he'll ever be 'friends' with Arsenal counterpart Arsene Wenger.

The pair have crossed swords over recent clashes.

Pulis said: "Wenger? I don't know the fella. What he has done at Arsenal has been fantastic.

"If you ask me what he is like off the pitch or as a person, I just don't know. We never talk.

"We don't want, or need, friends of Arsenal.

"I can't control what Arsene Wenger says or doesn't say.

"But if he criticises this club, then you have to stand up for yourself."

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