Wenger - Patience to pay off

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger feels the club could be set to end their search for silverware.

The Gunners are without a trophy since they defeated Manchester United on penalties in the 2005 FA Cup final.

Last season, despite an impressive beginning to the campaign, Arsenal faltered at the final stages to end a third term empty-handed.

But Wenger is sure the club's patience in youth will soon pay dividends as he looks ahead to the 2008/09 season.

"In life you need to be patient to get to the very top," Wenger said in The Daily Telegraph.

"I still believe we have created something special. When you are a winner you come back."