Premiership: Viera committed to Highbury - Wenger

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger insists Patrick Vieira is committed to staying at Arsenal despite the player’s Spanish-based agent claiming Real Madrid president Florentino Perez would not fail in his quest to sign the Frenchman.

Wenger, who claimed certain outside influences were trying to ‘‘destabilise’’ the team, told the club’s official website, www.arsenal.com: ‘‘I believe the speculation will be endless and that people are trying to destabilise the team and the club.