Wenger: 'Nasri is an exceptional talent'

It was a very important win on Saturday.

Overall, I think Fulham played well and we played well too. They put us under pressure because Gera and Kamara combined well and their midfield was efficient, they played quite a direct game to expose us with balls behind our defenders.

We needed not only quality but sprit and resilience and we got it. We scored two exceptional goals from Samir Nasri that were a combination of touch, intelligence, special talent and calmness. He needed to be patient to finish in both situations and he did very well.

I'm happy because when Samir joined us he had a game that was based on coming to the ball, but now he has so much more variation in his game.

Samir's game is improving and of course he is more efficient. What is important when you are a manager is that you want to get the best out of players and I always was a strong believer in him. Many people questioned me when I took him here, but he is showing that he has exceptional talent and I think there is more to come from him.

Johan Djourou came on for Laurent Koscielny when he was concussed and I have to say, Johan is doing very well. He has been out for a year and as you may have noticed, I have rotated him a little bit. We do not want to lose him and a guy that has been out for a year cannot play three games a week.

From the start of the season, Johan has gone from strength to strength and on Saturday, in the difficult period when we had to defend in the air, he was dominant. He has not only shown dominance but also personality. That's why I am very happy. He came here as a midfielder and we transformed him into a centre back.

I was asked after the game whether we can go on to win the title and I feel we are good enough. Every single team struggles to be consistent and at the moment, we are where we are despite losing three home games. That means every game is a cup final and if you are not ready for it you will not take three points.

We have the spirit and the quality but we face tough opponents and it will be down to consistency. We are a long way from winning the championship at the moment but the only thing I can say is we have the spirit and the desire to fight for it.