Goalless Gunners impress Wenger

Arsene Wenger described Arsenal's performance against CSKA Moscow "the best we have played in Champions League since I've been at the club" despite the match ending in a goalless draw at the Emirates Stadium.

Wenger celebrated 10 years in charge of Arsenal just over a month ago and his team reached the final of the competition last season. But they passed up one gilt-edged opportunity after another against the side which beat them 1-0 in Moscow two weeks ago and are now in danger of failing to reach the first knockout stage.

"People will feel frustrated by the result but for me it is the best in the Champions League we have played since I've been here," Wenger said.

"Normally you win this sort of game 7-0 - or maybe 7-1 because they (CSKA) had a chance as well but I still feel there is a lot of positives for the team."

Thierry Henry missed four wonderful openings after being booked for a reckless challenge in the second minute and Robin van Persie (three times), Tomas Rosicky and Cesc Fabregas followed up with equally bad blunders with the goal gaping.

Wenger added: "We were not guilty of trying to score the perfect goal this time. We dominated this Moscow team by miles and created clear-cut chances. There was a division of difference between the two teams but we have to take the result.

"Yet I still feel that this team has great potential and it is how we mature in the coming months that will decide whether we win a trophy.

"At the moment this group is very close and the decision that cancelled out Thierry Henry's goal in Moscow could be very costly but the referee played no part against us here."

Arsenal now have another home game at the end of this month against bottom-the-table Hamburg, who are pointless after losing 3-1 at home to Porto, the Gunners' final opponents in Group G.

Wenger added: "It will be difficult but there are still so many positives for us to take from this performance. I am convinced one day we will play far less well than that and score four, five, six goals."