Wenger: 'I am surprised that we are the first English team to qualify'

Last updated : 24 November 2011 By Chris

On Rvp:

"He is in a period where he doesn't have to look for goals. They just come naturally for him, he is always in the right place at the right moment.

"He got two goals tonight from positions where it looks easy but that's only because he understands the game so well.

"At the moment Robin is an exceptional player. He takes advantage of our offensive style. At the moment he is the one who scores all the goals so we hope we can keep him fit and with us for a long time."

On the win:

"For the first goal Song did something exceptional for a defensive midfielder. I am pleased for him because we had quite a difficult start in midfield in the first half, but we took over in the second half.

"Overall it was a good game. Dortmund are a good team. They started stronger than us but we were patient and intelligent."

"I am surprised that we are the first English team to qualify. Manchester United could have qualified last night and of course everyone expects Man City to qualify.

"We were in a difficult group and I am very happy to see where we have come from. When we drew Udinese in the qualifier, you couldn't bet exactly that we would go through like we have done so overall I am happy.

"We came through a very difficult period because we were united and we worked hard together."