Arsene Wenger has played down talk of the supposedly poor relationship between Arsenal goalkeepers Jens Lehmann and Manuel Almunia.
The two were said not to be on speaking terms during Lehmann’s first spell at the club. Having come out of retirement to play backup for the rest of this season, Wenger believes Lehmann’s presence will only be helpful to Almunia.
The manager feels a lot has been made of the situation, and insists there was never much of a story there in the first place.
He explained: “There has been much more said about that [relationship] than what happened. There is a lot of respect between the two goalkeepers.
“I think Lehmann will get the best out of Almunia, because he will show him every day he is ready to fight for his place – as he has always been.
“He will be on the bench [at West Brom] and Almunia will start the game. At the moment Almunia is the No 1.”
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