Arsene Wenger feared for the safety of his players after the Gunners' pre-season friendly against Rapid Vienna on Saturday was abandoned because of crowd trouble.

The Arsenal manager insisted he would call for the squad to return to London if his concerns were not allayed.

But the Premiership champions confirmed they had received a satisfactory response from their hosts over safety matters.

An Arsenal spokesman said: "We've been given assurances that the necessary security measures are in place for the remaining friendly fixtures in Austria.

"Naturally the club finds the unsavoury incidents at Saturday's match wholly unacceptable.

"However, we will not allow the actions of a mindless minority to disrupt our pre-season preparations."

Serious fighting between local fans and Austrian police during the second half of the game prompted the referee to order both teams to run for cover.

And following an 11-minute delay, the official abandoned the game.

No Arsenal supporters were involved. Rapid officials have apologised and pledged to ban for life those found responsible.

Wenger said: "I was concerned from the moment we came into the ground.