
Sutton United vs. Arsenal: Arsene Wenger's Key Pre-Match Press Conference Quotes
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has said that he will not retire at the end of the season but could not confirm whether he will still be in charge at the Emirates Stadium come 2017-18.ย
The 67-year-old has come under huge pressure since Bayern Munich thrashed Arsenal 5-1ย in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday, and there has been widespread speculation he will step down at the end of 2016-17 after 21 years in charge of the Gunners, per Theย Times.
However, speaking ahead of Arsenal's FA Cup fifth-round clash with non-league Sutton United on Monday, Wengerย said that he will still be a manager next season but that it could be somewhere other than Arsenal, per theย Evening Standard's James Olley:
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He revealed that he will make a decision about his future in March or April and warned that Arsenal will still lose games even if he does depart, per ESPN FC's Mattias Karen:
The fallout from Arsenal's drubbing to Bayernโwhich likely condemned the Gunners to a last-16 exit from the Champions League for a seventh year runningโwas instant and inevitable.
It included reports of a "dressing-room bust-up" that involved assistant managerย Steve Bould throwing a water bottle and could result in forward Alexis Sanchez's departure from the club, per Theย Sun's Charlie Wyett.
Wenger denied any such incident took place, per theย Mirror's Liam Prenderville: "Everybody was deeply disappointed, but there was no incident in the dressing room."
Arsenal will need to bounce back from their midweek woes when they face National League side Sutton atย Gander Green Lane.
Realistically, the Gunners are on a hiding to nothing, though, as a convincing win is expected and anything other than that would provoke further criticism.
Arsenal's capitulation against Bayern saw them concede four second-half goals after Laurent Koscielny went off injured.
Wenger revealed that the centre-back is still being assessed ahead of the visit to fifth-tier Sutton, but he also hinted that he would put out a strong team and not make wholesale changes, per Olley:
Arsenal are 10 points back from leaders Chelsea in the Premier League and only just clinging on to fourth place, so the FA Cup is their only remaining realistic chance of winning silverware this season.
Given that, it would be little surprise to see Wenger field a strong team against Sutton and claim a convincing win to put them into the quarter-finals.

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