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The Gunners also made the 188-mile journey by plane in 2012 but environmental group Plane Stupid have slammed them for the decision.

Spokesperson Ella Gilbert told The Sun: "Having lived in Norwich and Finsbury Park, I can tell you this is a distance that you can do in two hours by train, without fuelling climate change. This is ridiculous."

Wenger believes flying was the best possible option for the title contenders as there were roadworks planned for this weekend.

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He said: "When we made the decision there was some roadworks planned. Sometimes the access to Norwich is difficult, so we decided to fly. But it’s not a lot of difference.

"We do not fly a lot any more. We take a train or coach. This is an exception. Now, we have a new coach.

"When you go to Birmingham, we took the train a lot because the traffic was impossible on a Friday afternoon on the M1.

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"Now we found a solution is that we have dinner here and travel afterwards. So we go 7.30 to 9.30 and that usually goes well. We have no traffic problems.

"Before, when you left at 3 o’clock, we never knew when we would arrive."

Arsenal will look to bounce back from their Premier League defeat at West Brom last weekend when they take on Norwich on Sunday afternoon.