Former Arsenal skipper Tony Adams has received a ringing endorsement from current Gunners boss Arsene Wenger about his capabilities as the Portsmouth manager. Arsenal chief Wenger will go head to head with his former skipper at the Emirates Stadium on.

"For now we are focusing on our game," said Wenger. "We have one aim: to beat Portsmouth at home on Sunday."

On Adams, the former Monaco boss said: "Natural managers do not exist, I have never met one. If a natural manager exists, he must be in paradise.

"He (Adams) was a great leader but there is a difference (between being a captain and manager).

"He will certainly be a great manager and he has the qualities needed to become one."