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31st May 2017

Jeremy Corbyn was asked about Arsene Wenger on the campaign trail

Of course he was

Darragh Murphy

The hard-hitting questions are ones that can decide an election.

Policies on healthcare, taxes, immigration, education and Arsene Wenger are probably the five most important points in any party’s manifesto.

And, luckily for Jeremy Corbyn, he’s got his stances on all of the above laid out in no uncertain terms.

The Labour leader left it late to issue his Wenger policy to the masses, with the General Election just over a week away, but he finally committed to his position on the Arsenal manager.

As he entered the final few days of campaigning Corbyn was asked about Wenger, whose new two-year deal at the Emirates is set to be officially announced on Wednesday.

While the Wenger question came as a welcome respite from his grilling at the heavy hands of Jeremy Paxman earlier this week, Corbyn did not hold back in his declaration of support for the Frenchman.

“I get really fed up with these people – Arsenal concede a corner in the first five minutes of a game, and somebody says ‘Wenger Out!’,” Corbyn told Copa90.

“Hang on a minute. It’s a corner, it’s five minutes into the game, get over it! I’m with Arsene Wenger.

“The league wins, the cup wins. Until this season, the 20 years in the Champions League, I think he’s a guy that’s brought the club forward to a world status and we should recognise that.”