Intro:

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger spoke on Tuesday (23rd December), ahead of his side's Boxing Day English Premier League London derby against Queen's Park Rangers on Friday (26th December).

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SOUNDBITE (English) Arsene Wenger, Arsenal manager (on the Christmas and New Year fixture list):

"There are three games in a very short period of time and we can take points, we can make points. It's a period where you have an opportunity to make points. Our opponents will think that as well - but let's just put the performances in and capitalise on it."

SOUNDBITE (English) Arsene Wenger, Arsenal manager (on the London derby versus QPR):

"We expect QPR, it's a derby, a London derby. We expect QPR (with) nothing to lose to come and have a go at us. But we have to focus on our performances and especially make sure that over Christmas, we take advantage of the schedule we have and put the performances in. We have a good opportunity to show over Christmas that we are much better than people think we are."

SOUNDBITE (English) Arsene Wenger, Arsenal manager (on whether it was a surprise that QPR manager Harry Redknapp took the job at Loftus Road):

"No, because what he wanted was to be in the Premier League and then you go where you get the opportunity. It was an interesting challenge because he managed to get them up with QPR. They have an ambitious policy and I think it was an interesting challenge for him."