The Gunners have failed to win silverware for nearly five year, but Wenger insists that doing well in the Champions League is like silverware.
“If you win the League Cup you cannot say you win trophies for me,” he said.
“We’re here to win trophies, but it depends on what you call trophies, is it the Champions League, the Premier League, the League Cup?
“We’ve just qualified from the group stage in the Champions League for the tenth consecutive season.
“That, for me, is three times as difficult as winning the League Cup five times. I know what’s difficult and what’s not.”
Wenger insists finishing third in the Premier League is better than the League Cup: “Of course. It’s much more difficult. I want to win trophies and, like the fans, I’m frustrated if I don’t. But it doesn’t mean the rest of the season has been completely useless.
“A season does not go from fantastic to zero. A season in the English league when you fight with Manchester City, Liverpool, Tottenham and Aston Villa to finish in the top three is still not a disaster.”
