We will not give up in the race for the title, insists Wenger

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The Frenchman witnessed that resolve on Saturday as they came from 2-0 down, having had Abou Diaby sent off, to win 3-2 with virtually the last kick of the match.

Mental toughness: Wenger believes his side have the will to stay in the title race

All the odds were against them - no wins at Bolton for six years, no victory for five league matches, reduced to 10 men for an hour and miserable driving rain at the Reebok.

However, Wenger's team put all that to one side to lift themselves back among leaders Manchester United - albeit six points behind - and Chelsea in the title race.

And the Frenchman saw something in his players yesterday which convinced him they could still have a significant part to play in deciding the outcome of the Premier League.

"It was a mental test because it looked like everything was going against us," said Wenger.

"It demanded a lot from us. They were not giving up. You have to go for it and we did it in a marvellous way.

"We wanted absolutely to win to stay in the race.

"This team is very mentally strong. We were hit hard by our defeat at Chelsea (last weekend), that was hard to take.

"But we will fight until the last minute of this championship and these players will do it."