LEEDS: Arsene Wenger insists there are no problems between Arsenal team-mates Cesc Fabregas and Denilson after the Brazilian appeared to criticise the Gunners captain in an interview.
Speaking to Brazilian television, Denilson seemed to question Fabregas’s leadership qualities saying: “Fabregas is the captain, but he is not a leader to me“.
But Wenger is adamant there is no rift between the pair, who helped Arsenal overcome Leeds 3-1 in an FA Cup third round replay at Elland Road on Wednesday.
“I don’t think that was the spirit of the comments, but the comments were made and maybe there is a bad translation in England,” said Wenger. “Or perhaps it is a good translator with a bad spirit.
“They are two very good friends with a lot of respect for each other. I have many leaders in the team. Cesc is the captain and (Robin) Van Persie is the vice-captain, but we have shared leadership and there are many captains.
“(Samir) Nasri was captain tonight. Cesc is an outstanding leader, particularly when you consider he is only 22-years-old.”
Fabregas also brushed off Denilson’s comments to salute his team-mates for a job well done at Elland Road.
“Everyone loves speculation, but we are here to play football and leadership is what we showed tonight,” said Fabregas.
“We were winning balls, playing together and won as a team. We want to do well in all of the competitions and we proved that.
“We didn’t know much about Leeds, but they played really well at the Emirates. We were much superior to them tonight, though, and played fantastic.”
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