But the Arsenal manager refused for the first time to appease angry shareholders with the promise of silverware this season.
Unlike previous years, Wenger refused to take questions at the club’s annual general meeting after pressure had been put on him following the 8-2 defeat against Manchester United this season.
You ask where we will finish at the end of the season? Frankly, I don’t know.
And although he was given a standing ovation at the end of a rousing call to arms, he made no promises of ending the barren run of trophy success that stretches back over six years.
He said: “I can see a lot of fear and discontent among you and I can understand that, because we live in a world where we fight with people who have extremely high resources.
“And you ask where we will finish at the end of the season? Frankly, I don’t know.
“We have been more consistent than anybody else in the world in the last 15 years.
“That doesn’t mean I am not to be criticised. I accept that is part of my job. But we have to show we are united, that is the only way to survive at the top.”