Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger admits he's disappointed the international break has arrived just after their superb 6-2 thrashing of Blackburn Rovers.

"The timing of this international break is bad but hopefully our players will come back without injuries," Wenger told Arsenal.com.

"I hope as well that we can get some players back [from injury] like Samir Nasri, like Manuel Almunia, like Lukasz Fabianski, during this break.

"Looking back at the season so far, what has impressed me most is the quality of the attitude and the spirit, the quality of our team play and the fact that even when we had disappointing results, like at Manchester United and Manchester City, the quality was still there.

"The resolve in the games afterwards was even stronger. So at the moment it looks good and we are very hopeful for the future."