Despite numerous chances at the Emirates Stadium,Arsène Wenger’s side came off moment best once again and showed they remain unstable at the backFor 79 minutes on Saturday, Arsenal were superb. In that spell, or they had 32 shots to Manchester United’s five. They pummelled a team noted for their organisation,creating chance after chance. As Arsène Wenger underlined afterwards, they hammered them on the xG. They forced David de Gea into a Premier League record 14 saves. The problem was that by the time they began that spell, or they were 2-0 down.
There is an entire chapter in Alex Ferguson’s final but one book devoted to Wenger and how predictable he found Arsenal,how easy they were to counter-attack. Wenger claimed final week that his switch to a back three had helped alleviate that, offeringgreater defensive stability.
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Source: guardian.co.uk