The young Gunners' physical state have come into attack in recent times with their poor displays against big teams.

Many have claimed that Gunners frail physical stature allow the bigger teams to push them around.

Gunners' midfielder, Denilson voiced his opinion on the above claim to the Mirror:

"Chelsea played well and I give credit to them. But I don't believe that it was a football match with men against boys.

"We played in that match as 11 men against 11 men. The only problem was that Chelsea scored two goals in five minutes before half time.

"We kept the ball as well as they did," he added. "They succeeded because, when they had their opportunities they took them.

"But I don't believe Chelsea played against 11 babies or bad players. I believe in my team and I would never say anything bad about Chelsea.

"They are the best team in the Premier League."

On his own physical well-being: "I have just come back from being out injured for two and a half months. This is my second game after coming back so I need time to improve physically.

"I understand why people want Mr Wenger to buy more experienced players but I believe he says to himself, 'I believe in this team and I can win with this team'.

"I like that because its very important that the manager believes in us a lot. It gives us the confidence to go on when the difficult times come."