Forget Karim Benzema? Arsene Wenger hails Arsenal's 'magnificent' strike force

ARSENE WENGER has hinted that he will NOT be dipping into the transfer market for another striker this summer.

Forget Karim Benzema? Arsene Wenger hails Arsenal's 'magnificent' strike force

ARSENE WENGER has hinted that he will NOT be dipping into the transfer market for another striker this summer.

The Arsenal boss has instead hailed his 'magnificent' choice of attacking stars.

The Frenchman has Olivier Giroud, Theo Walcott, Alexis Sanchez and Danny Welbeck, who is nearing his return from injury, at his disposal.

Despite this, many pundits and fans believe the squad is in need of another world class hitman.

Wenger and the Gunners have been heavily linked with a big money move for Real Madrid superstar Karim Benzema this summer.

But, judging by Wenger's recent comments, it would seem the manager is more than happy with his strike force.

Wenger told Arsenal's official website: "We have good strikers.

"Walcott was not used today and he’s an exceptional striker, Welbeck is coming back, we have Alexis. We have a strong striking force."

Arsenal claimed their first points of the new season thanks to a 2-1 away victory over Crystal Palace on Sunday.

And, Wenger was pleased to get off the mark and is excited to kick on again with Liverpool up next.

He added: "What is important is that we show the team performance we have shown [against Palace].

"We had some very good moments in the game and going forward we were magnificent.

"We are still not capable of maintaining it for the full 90 minutes but that will come. I’m very happy with our response.

"Our game was fluid and we created many chances.

"We have shown important aspects in our game that will be very important for the rest of the season because they came back to 1-1, but we had the mental strength to respond despite the disappointment last week.

"In the final part of the game when we had to dig in, we did that as well. That’s quite positive."