Szczesny apologises for smoking

Arsenal goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny will learn from his smoking-in-the-showers mistake and has apologised, says Arsene Wenger.

The manager refused to divulge whether Szczesny's punishment - which reportedly included a £20,000 fine - would extend to him being left out of the team to face Stoke on Sunday, but indicated he was ready to move on from the incident which took place after his team's defeat at Southampton on January 1.

Asked if Szczesny had apologised, Wenger said: "Of course. He is a serious boy and works very hard. He made a mistake. He is not the first one and not the last one. He will learn from it.

"Ideally, you want everyone to behave in a perfect way. I like Wojciech as a person and when he makes a mistake, he stands up for it. He has contributed to the good image of Arsenal and he is a guy who learns from his mistakes.

"Every club has its internal discipline and rules and it doesn't need to be public."

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