Wenger warns Gunners not to obsess about aerial threat of Carroll

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has warned the Gunners to concentrate on their own game at West Ham today rather than worrying about how to stop Andy Carroll.

The England striker, on loan from Liverpool, returned to action following a hamstring injury for the last 20 minutes of Monday night’s win at QPR.

Carroll has proved more than a handful for the Arsenal defence before but Wenger has warned against focussing too much on the opposition instead of producing the required response when the Gunners look to get their domestic campaign back on track after last weekend’s home defeat to Chelsea.