Wenger said: “We had a difficult week but we’ve won convincingly so the focus is there, the fighting spirit is there and we’re pleased to win.
“I believe when the team plays well we have the right individual talent to win.
“When they scored the ‘hand-goal’ they came back but when you go to places like Stoke you need at some stage to suffer and stick together and that’s what we did.
“When we went 3-1 up that was game over.
In an impressive Arsenal display, spearheaded by talisman Alexis Sanchez, Wenger did have once concern regarding the Chilean after he was forced off with an injury late on.
Wenger added: “The physios told me Alexis Sanchez wanted to come off, I don’t know what it was, but he’s a fighter and found the resources to score an excellent goal after.
“We just have to win our games.”
Stoke boss Mark Hughes added: “First half we didn’t get as close as we wanted. I didn’t think Arsenal created anything of real note.
“We tried to break off changes in play but it didn’t really work. Conceding a second was a blow so we needed to change.
“As soon as we changed our game plan it worked and it felt like Arsenal were rocking. We had to chase to the game and we’ve been picked off going the opposite way.
“It’s a disappointment. Five minutes isn’t enough. We needed to ask more questions.
“We’re disappointed as it’s always our aim [to finish in the top half of the table]. This is the first time we’ve missed out.
“We go against Southampton next week to get points on the board. In the summer we will assess things and maybe change things around.”
