Wenger's warning for Bayern

Last updated : 05 March 2005 By Chris Parry
He said of his striker:

"It's good for Thierry's confidence to go into Wednesday night's game, having scored three goals today. It's difficult to say anything new about him. The best thing is just to watch him as he's fantastic. He had a spell in the game where he looked injured but then he came out and produced."

He was also happy that we didn't concede, saying:

"Overall, I feel every goal counts even more when we don't concede at the back. That's where we have improved in our team discipline. That Thierry can score goals, we all know. That we don't concede is new for us.

"Next week's game will be more about mental strength. We must regroup, relax and show resilience. I'm sure we can do it. The opposition will not be exactly the same, but overall the game was very positive as we needed to be resilient, patient and show maturity and discipline. To do that with such a young team, with five or six boys under 21, was amazing."

He's also clearly looking finish second in the league, having gained two points on United today:

"Our target is to finish as close as we can to Chelsea. But if we can jump over United, we would be very pleased as that means you don't have to play a Champions League qualifier. That is our first target so them dropping two points at Crystal Palace is good for us."