Arsène Wenger feels his time as Arsenal manager is coming to an end

In an interview with French newspaper L'Equipe, Wenger, 62, said he would review his position at the end of the season.

“What’s hard is the feeling something is coming to an end. For me, we’re now talking short-term, it’s obvious. We’ll look at things at the end of this season.”

Following Saturday’s 2-1 win over Norwich, which was Arsenal’s 10th win in 12 games, Wenger sought to clarify his position, saying the interview had been conducted while he was still carrying the burden of Arsenal’s bruising opening to the season.

The Frenchman insisted he intends to see out his current contract, which has two years to run, but confirmed he would ask “many questions” of himself next summer.

He said: “I had a conversation with the [L’Equipe] journalist where he said 'is there no way at all you will ever leave this club?’ and I said the only way I ever would consider it is if I feel at the end of the season I didn’t deliver what was expected of me. I’m personally committed to respecting my contract to the end but when I made this interview, there were many people questioning what I do. 

“I have honestly to rate the quality of my work at the end of the season and say 'Did I get the maximum out of the team?’ Do you want me to say now if we don’t make the top four, I will quit? I won’t say [that].

''I just wanted to say, after 15 years, I have many questions. I have to analyse the situation in the most honest and objective way. But I don’t question my commitment to my contract. This is the club of my life and will remain it unless I think I don’t do well enough.”

In the interview, Wenger spoke of the special frustration he suffered when Cesc Fabregas and Samir Nasri chose to leave last summer.

He said: “For the first time I lost young players who were reaching maturity. I suffered. It’s painful to lose key men you have invested a lot in.

“I won’t be at Arsenal in 15 years. Will I be there next season? I will be looking at the situation at the end of this season.”

At Carrow Road, however, Wenger said he would continue to pursue the same philosophy: “To play football that makes people proud, that respects people, that gives enjoyment to people who come and watch us."