Wenger wants Arsenal response in North London derby

Arsene Wenger has called for Arsenal to show they
mean business against Tottenham following their
Champions League humiliation.

After being humiliated in the Champions League by Bayern
Munich, Arsene Wenger wants his Arsenal side to respond in the
best way possible when they take on rivals Tottenham on
Sunday.

Arsenal were humbled 5-1 by the Bundesliga champions at
Allianz Arena last week, a result that left the Londoners on the
brink of an early Champions League exit.

However, Arsenal are joint-top of the Premier League table
alongside Manchester City and will be looking to maintain their
title push against the club's North London rivals.

"That is what is at stake, to respond," Wenger said.

"We have to be in the fight at Christmas. The desire is there. We
need to show it in all our games.

"What is positive for us is, if you look at our fixtures until now,
we have played all the big teams and the teams fighting at the
top apart from Man City.

"When we were top two years ago we had only played the teams
in the second half of the table. This time we are in a strong
position and we have played many teams who are in the top
half of the table."

While Arsenal are on the verge of a Champions League
elimination at the group stages, Wenger has not given up hope
of progression,
"We can still have a bright future in the Champions League," he
said. "I feel we are not out of the competition yet.

"Of all the teams I have seen Bayern would be the super
favourite. We knew before the game that Bayern was a special
game for us and that the Premier League is a competition where
we are on a strong run up to now and we want to continue that.
"This weekend we have a good opportunity to put things right."