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Jurgen Klopp with Arsene Wenger at the AXA Training Centre(Image: Andrew Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty Images)

Arsene Wenger has responded to Jurgen Klopp’s criticism of the Club World Cup.

But hitting back at the German’s comments, Wenger, who is now FIFA's chief of global football development, claimed the Club World Cup has the full support of the teams, players and managers involved.

"I am going to give a very boring answer to a very interesting question," the former Arsenal boss said.



"Everyone is entitled to an opinion and I don't share the view of Jurgen Klopp at all.

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"I feel a Club World Cup is needed.

That's the best answer of what the clubs think of a Club World Cup.

"And the decisive question is, do the fans like it or not?

The answer is there."

Paris Saint-Germain, who recently won the Champions League for the first time back in May, will take on Conference League winners Chelsea in the final on Sunday at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.

And Wenger admits that FIFA are planning to learn lessons in how to deal with the heat and improve the pitches before the World Cup next summer.

"The heat in some games was a problem, but we tried to combat that with cooling breaks and watering the pitches during the break, and overall I feel we learned a lot on that front," he said.

"In two different venues [there was a problem], one of them was Orlando.

At the same time, the weather conditions can be a problem for everybody.

"I asked our analysts to analyse the impact of the heat.
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