Thierry Henry said Arsenal fans are angrier than ever? He wouldn't know... he sits in the best seats in the stadium! Arsene Wenger hits back after former striker's claims

Arsene Wenger fired a stinging response to Thierry Henry's claim that Arsenal fans were as angry as he's seen them following Wednesday's shock defeat by Swansea.

The Gunners players and manager were roundly booed by their own fans following the match at the Emirates Stadium, where Henry was watching and commented on their foul mood in his national newspaper column.

Henry is a regular at the club's training ground given his coaching role with the academy, but Wenger has questioned his ability to gauge supporters' mood.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger (right) has hit back at Thierry Henry's comments about fans' unhappiness

Henry is a regular at the club's training ground given his coaching role with the academy 

Arsenal manager Wenger gets out on the training ground as he looks to rally his troops ready for the weekend

An Arsenal fan holds a banner reading 'Get Kroenke and Wenger Out' at the Emirates on Wednesday

Jeff Reine-Adelaide and Alexis Sanchez (right) train in St Albans on Friday as they prepare for the clash

Arsenal's record goalscorer said in The Sun: 'I have never heard the Arsenal supporters as angry as they were at the Emirates on Wednesday night. 

'They were less patient than I have ever known, booed one of the manager's substitutions and groaned every time a pass went astray or a tackle was lost.'

But Wenger responded in his press conference ahead of Saturday's crucial north London derby against Tottenham.

'Thierry Henry has his opinions,' he said. 'He has not found the measurement of the fans' angriness, of 60,000 people straight away, because he sits in the best seats of the stadium.'

Wenger's comments are reminiscent of Roy Keane's rant in 2000, when the then Manchester United captain said Old Trafford supporters who had a 'few drinks' and 'prawn sandwiches' didn't know what was going on out on the pitch.

Petr Cech will miss this weekend's game at North London derby at White Hart Lane with a calf injury.

And Wenger confirmed the goalkeeper will be out for three or four weeks.

The Gunners can move level on points with second-placed Tottenham with a victory.

On the match, Wenger added: 'It is a big game and an important one. 

'We prepare for every single game with the same intensity, the same focus and there is not a lot of special things to do. 

'Maybe the impact and consequences on the table [are more significant] but the preparation is the same.' 

Wenger puts Aaron Ramsey through his paces as Arsenal train ahead of the north London derby

The French boss says Henry (sat next to Robert Pires last year) sits in the best seats at the Emirates stadium

Ramsey turns on the skills as he looks to beat team-mate Alex Iwobi to the ball during a training session

Henry is Arsenal's record goalscorer and won two Premier League titles during his stay with the Gunners

Roy Keane was critical of Manchester United's 'prawn sandwich'-eating supporters in 2000

 

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