Aaron Ramsey is adamant Arsene Wenger is the right man to lead Arsenal.

The Gunners boss is under increased pressure from fans – and the club’s second-largest shareholder Alisher Usmanov.

Russian billionaire Usmanov voiced his concerns over Arsenal’s worst start to a Premier League season after four wins from 12 matches has left them eighth in the table.

But Ramsey is confident the club can build on last season’s success as long as Wenger is in charge.

He said: “With what he’s [Wenger] done for this club and for us as a group of players, every time we go in we want to work for him and get results for him.

“Everybody’s in it together, and we know all about our qualities.

“Last season we had a great year, this season we wanted to build on that and hopefully we still can.”

Ramsey has also urged Wenger and his own team-mates not to be affected by any criticism they receive.

He added: “It is quite a testing time at the moment but one that we’re looking forward to and that sometimes you face as a professional footballer.

“When you have a few bad results on the bounce a lot of things are being said, but it’s important for us not to listen to that.

“It’s important to stick together as a team. We know all about each other, we know what we have to do and now we just have to show it on the pitch.”

The Gunners got off to the perfect start in the game in the second minute when Santi Cazorla found space inside the box, and his pass found Sanogo, who poked an effort through Roman Weidenfeller from a tight angle.

Sanogo should have doubled the home side's lead when he was played through on goal by Aaron Ramseyafter beating the offside trap. However, the striker lost his composure in the box as he lost his footing at the vital moment.

The visitors almost got back into the game when Lukasz Piszczek raided down the right and he hit a dangerous cross to the back post for the run of Ciro Immobile, but the ball was just inches out of the striker's reach, with the goal gaping.

Dortmund pressed again when Henrikh Mkhitaryan latched onto Immobile's knockdown in the box, butDamian Martinez made a good save to turn his effort past the post.

In the second half, the Gunners upped the ante and they came within inches of doubling their advantage when Alexis Sanchez fired a low effort at goal, which was pushed past the post by Weidenfeller.

Arsene Wenger's men pushed forward again and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain raided upfield and powered an effort at goal from distance, but his shot cannoned off the bar and went wide.

Arsenal's pressure on the Dortmund goal finally told as Sanchez found the net in spectacular fashion as he picked up the ball 25 yards from goal down the left, and curled an effort into the bottom corner with pinpoint accuracy.

The visitors tried to get back into the game as they dominated possession in the late in the match, but the Gunners held firm at the back to book their place in the latter stages of the competition.

Qatar clinch their third Gulf Cup title after coming from behind to beat hosts Saudi Arabia in Riyadh.

Qatar have captured their third Gulf Cup trophy after beating tournament hosts Saudi Arabia by coming from behind to win the final. Playing in front of capacity crowd at the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh, Saud Kariri opened the scoring for the Saudi team after 16 minutes, before Qatar replied with a magnificent header from defender Al Mahdi Ali two minutes later. Khoukhi Boualem scored the winner in the 58th minute to hand Qatar their first Gulf title away from home. Qatar, who won the Gulf Cup in 1992 and 2004, hit form with a 3-1 win in the semi-finals against Oman despite making a slow start to the tournament. The UAE beat Oman 1-0 to claim bronze in the play-off for third and fourth place at the Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium on Tuesday night.

Barcelona forward nets hat-rick to surpass striker Raul's record, days after breaking six-decades old La Liga record.

Barcelona forward Lionel Messi set a Champions League scoring record of 74 goals when he netted a hat-trick in Tuesday's 4-0 Group F win at APOEL Nicosia. The Barca and Argentina captain surpassed the record of 71 he jointly held with former Real Madrid and Schalke 04 striker Raul when he put his side 2-0 ahead shortly before halftime. His achievement is the latest milestone in a stellar career and comes three days after he broke the six decades-old La Liga scoring record with a hat-trick in Barca's 5-1 home win over Sevilla. The 27-year-old added two more goals in the second half to complete his 31st career treble, his fifth in Europe's elite club competition and the first in which he has scored all three with his less-favoured right foot. "I am pleased to have achieved such a nice record in such a nice and important competition but the really important thing is the three points," Messi said in a television interview. Messi overhauled former Athletic Bilbao striker Telmo Zarra's tally of 251 goals, set in 1955, and has 253 in 289 league games for the Catalan club he joined as a 13-year-old. Messi's 74 Champions League goals came in 91 appearances, while Raul needed 142 for Real and Schalke 04 for his 71. Lionel Messi is the greatest player of all time, football is the king of sports and he will continue to surprise everyone for a long time Luis Enrique, Barcalona coach 'Greatest player ever' Messi was hailed as "greatest [football] player of all time" by Barcelona coach Luis Enrique after setting the Champions League scoring record. Real forward Cristiano Ronaldo, who ended Messi's four-year run as World Player of the Year in 2013 with his second award, has scored 70 Champions League goals in 107 matches. The Portugal captain will try to close the gap when Real play at FC Basel in Champions League Group B on Wednesday. Barca had already qualified for the Champions League last 16 along with group leaders Paris St Germain, who won 3-1 at home to Ajax Amsterdam. Barca need to beat the Ligue 1 side when they meet at the Nou Camp on December 10 to secure top spot. "We will try to keep going in the same way and meet the objectives we set ourselves at the start of the season," Messi said. "The PSG match is going to be tough. They have some very good players and they are a team who are growing and improving all the time. "But we are playing at home so we'll try to play a great match and finish first in the group."

Alexandria court hands juveniles aged 13 to 17 jail sentences of two to five years for belonging to "an outlawed group".

Seventy-eight Egyptian minors have been handed sentences of between two and five years in prison by a juvenile court in Alexandria on charges of "belonging to an outlawed group," according to Egypt's state news agency. Heavy security was seen outside the court in Alexandria on Wednesday, where judicial sources said those sentenced were aged between 13 and 17. The minors' lawyers were barred from attending the court hearing while their family members were forced to wait outside. The 78 minors were arrested for taking part in protests organised by the Muslim Brotherhood that called for the fall of the government and the return of deposed former president Mohamed Morsi to power. They were also charged for obstructing traffic and for spreading fear among local residents and store owners. The minors had denied the charges and said that they were arbitrarily arrested. Nevertheless, the presiding judge handed down combined sentences totalling 340 years. Their sentences can be appealed. Protests against the Egyptian government have been held since the army overthrew Morsi last July following mass protests against his rule. Demonstrations have been staged in support of Morsi but they have lost strength after a fierce security crackdown against his Muslim Brotherhood party. At least 1,400 people are estimated to have been killed, more than 15,000 jailed and hundreds sentenced to death since Morsi's outing. The Muslim Brotherhood has started a social media campaign calling for hunger strikes to take place in solidarity with current Muslim Brotherhood prisoners and in response to what they see as the mistreatment of their members.