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Wenger on drug testing: 'We have to tackle this problem'

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said he is open to talking to the FA about drug testing procedures that he described as "superficial."

Arsene Wenger has labeled football's current drug testing procedures as "superficial" and called for the game's authorities to follow the example set by other sports.

The Football Association asked the Arsenal manager to explain previous comments, in which he said he had "never injected my players to make them better," but suggested he had faced opposition sides that were not "in that frame of mind."

Wenger responded, saying: "I am open to talking to the FA of course.