Wenger in denial over Spurs humiliation

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He insists his young team were better than Spurs, making twice as many passes, dominating possession and having more efforts at goal, using statistics to support his argument.

Wenger: Baffled

He said: 'We had 500 passes, Tottenham 222. We had 64 per cent of possession and we had 18 shots on goal, Tottenham 12, and we lost 5-1. That sums up the game.'

He also dismissed Emmanuel Adebayor's apparent butt on teammate Nicklas Bendtner during the game as a 'minor incident' which will be dealt with internally.

Wenger said: 'Disagreements are part of the game. There is always action taken when it is needed. From then on, it is better not to talk about it.

'We will even use this to be conscious of how much every incident, even a minor one, can be interpreted on the outside. That will even improve our togetherness.'

Wenger had bad news from the Africa Cup of Nations last night when Kolo Toure limped off with a groin injury in Ivory Coast's win over Benin.