Arsenal manager  

Arsene Wenger has no doubt Jens Lehmann can handle the pressure of the title run-in.

Wenger was forced to throw the 41-year-old goalkeeper, only recently coaxed out of retirement to provide emergency cover, into a must-win Barclays Premier League encounter at Blackpool after first-choice Manuel Almunia was injured in the warm-up.

The German, making his first Gunners appearance in three years, initially had little to do as his side established a 2-0 lead with a commanding first-half display at Bloomfield Road.

an authority

He then survived a few nervy moments as the visitors went on to record a 3-1 win that cut Manchester United's lead at the top of the table to seven points with a match in hand.
Wenger, who will have Almunia's fitness assessed, said: "I was not concerned because I replaced a good goalkeeper with a good goalkeeper.
"He did well. His decision-making was spot on. He did not have a lot to do because we controlled the game quite well. He is commanding, organising and an authority.
"We suffered a few set-pieces and on that front he is exceptionally good."