Business as usual for Wenger

The purchase - which was announced on Tuesday morning to the Stock Exchange - makes Usmanov's investment company, Red and White Holdings Limited, the club's second-highest shareholder behind Danny Fiszman.

The Gunners boss insists nothing has changed in terms of his day-to-day job, saying: "I am responsible for the results at the club and not for the rest. People will buy and sell shares or not want to sell shares only if a club is doing well. My job is to make sure the club does well."

Wenger insisted: "I am not concerned about a Russian takeover I am concerned about Wednesday's game. It will not disrupt anything.

"As we said many times, the shares are 50% inside the board and 50% outside the board. That will not change anything."

Wenger has an excellent working relationship with the current board, which proved pivotal in his decision to stay at the club he has transformed over the past decade.

The Arsenal manager sees no reason to believe that will change.

"What is important to me is that the board have faith in me and let me to work like I want to work, support me when I want support and give the feeling to the outside that there is unity inside," said the Frenchman.

"It difficult to be successful when everyone is successful there is no good harmony any more it is very difficult.

"I try to do my job well. I have continued because I had support inside the club."