Wenger content with point

WENGER'S VIEW Report: Newcastle 0-0 Arsenal

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger refused to blame exhaustion after his side were held to a goalless draw away to Newcastle on Sunday.

"I don't think the players are getting jaded at all," Wenger told BBC Radio Five Live after Arsenal's fourth game in nine days.

"Mentally the players are absolutely fantastic, magnificent.

"The players have given everything and they're only human beings even if they are great professionals."

Wenger added: "It was a very tricky match for us after a heavy week.

Thierry Henry gave absolutely everything until the very last second of the game Arsene Wenger

"We responded with a great determination - we didn't give any chances away.

"We were fantastically well organised and I think we deserved to win this game."

Inspirational striker Thierry Henry looked to be in some discomfort with a back injury and hit the post after going slightly wider than he wanted in a one-on-one with Magpies keeper Shay Given.

But Wenger was full of praise for the Premiership's leading goalscorer.

"I don't know how much pain Thierry Henry had, but I think - like the rest of the team - he gave absolutely everything until the very last second of the game," said Wenger.

"He was a little bit unlucky on the chance he had, but the pitch played a big part in that.

"We have a long run going on and this was a big match for us but there are still many games to play."