Bendtner, has just returned from injury
Arsene Wenger revealed at his press conference ahead of the Liverpool match tomorrow night that he did try to sign a striker for Arsenal in the January transfer window but failed to complete the deals.
The Arsenal manager has come under increasing pressure in recent weeks following defeats to Manchester United and Chelsea. The Gunners looks short up front with Robin van Persie and Eduardo injured and Nicklas Bendtner returning from a lay-off.
Wenger said: "We tried to sign players but it didn’t work and we have to accept that, we lost strikers. At the moment unfortunately we have got three strikers out basically with Bendtner just coming back, Eduardo out and Van Persie out."
The Arsenal boss continued: "The coincidence of the fixtures happens that when you lose one player he misses three big games. You have to accept that as well. But we have promised ourselves to fight until the last game of the season. First of all you must find the players who are better than the players you have. And I believe that our basic problem was not offensive in the two games we lost just now. It was more defensive."
"The Professor" also dismissed claims in The Times this morning that Arsenal had all but completed a deal for Bordeaux striker Marouane Chamakh .
Wenger: "I believe he talks to many clubs, that he is entitled to do. He is free to sign a pre-contract. He is free to sign where he wants but I cannot interfere in that. We are talking to nobody. We are focusing on tomorrow's game."
