Mikel Arteta wholeheartedly believes Arsene Wenger knows what's best for Arsenal, despite his tactics not always pleasing the club's supporters.
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Wenger has never been one to bow to fan-pressure, and he certainly wasn't afraid to make a big call in Saturday's goalless draw at Aston Villa.
His decision to replace striker Olivier Giroud with midfielder Francis Coquelin had the travelling Gunners faithful crying out 'You don't know what you're doing'.
Arteta, however, reckons Wenger should just brush off the latest criticism and get on with his job at the north London outfit.
"They can say whatever they want," the Spanish midfielder told Sky Sports News.
"If they feel that way it has to be respected. Even when they say something to one of us.
"I think he has got experience and he has been here for 15 years. He is someone who knows the club better than anyone.
"He knows the players really well and he knows what he can get from each of us.
"So when he puts the team out, obviously it's because he wants to win it and he's picked the best team - that day - to win that game.
"He is always trying to do the best, you know. And some of the decisions he takes are very unpopular. But if he takes them it's because he's got a reason.
"If he does it once then maybe it's a mistake but if he does it four or five times then there is a reason why and he'll explain that better than anyone."
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