Wenger: No problem with strike pair

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Adebayor and Bendtner had a high-profile bust-up during the second leg of the Carling Cup semi-final at Tottenham in January, and the Togo frontman did not celebrate with his strike partner after his dramatic late equaliser against Aston Villa on Saturday.

Wenger, though, maintains there is no bad blood between the pair and expects them both to remain professional, saying: "I believe they have a normal relationship - but what is the most important thing in football is that you respect the game. You do what the game demands."

The Gunners leave for Italy on Monday ahead of their Champions League clash with AC Milan having preserved the slenderest of advantages over Manchester United in the Barclays Premier League title race.

But Wenger knows his men will have to play as a team if they are to enjoy success this season.

"I don't know if they (Bendtner and Adebayor) like each other or not - but basically I don't see there is a problem," he continued. "You don't have to be friends to play well together.

"You have it in every team, but I think they get on quite well. But once the suspicion is in people's heads they look at every single movement to see if there is a problem or not, but I don't think there is a problem.

"The great players always do what the game wants," he continued.

"If I want to win and to win I have to give you the ball then, if I'm a great player, I still give you the ball.

"For me, the emotional sympathy is not a big importance for the big players. They are winners and they respect the game so much it goes above liking or disliking."