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Wenger has branded Neville's comments 'ridiculous' and believes his side have shown improvements this season.

The former United defender said: "I may be wrong, but I sense that Arsenal players go into training on Friday morning thinking about how they’ll pass the ball, score with a bicycle kick, how much fun they are going to have."

The Gunners defeated United 3-0 in their last Premier League outing but Neville still feels they don't do enough preparation work.

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Wenger disagrees and replied sarcastically: "We just turn up on Saturday, just go out and play.

"Honestly, I am 30 years in this job. I have a good tolerance level to sometimes listen to things that are really ridiculous. Honestly. I can do it."

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Speaking on Arsenal's title credentials the Frenchman believes his side are real contenders.

He added: "Sometimes you pay the price for being somewhere for a long time. As well you have to accept that.

"The criticism you get is cyclic as well. I can take a distance with that.

"We see that the numbers of chances created, shots given away to our opponents, allow us to believe we have made big steps, strides forward.

"We have to show that on the pitch with our result.

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"We feel since January 1st 2015 we have moved forward. Now we have to show we can do that through the football season as well.

"We had better balance between attacking and defending. We conceded less goals.

"We had many clean sheets in the second part of the season. As well we won the FA Cup let’s not forget that.

"Overall in the last two years we have moved up."

Arsenal face Watford this evening and if results go their way could end the day top of the Premier League.