In all competitions last month, in only one after yesterday. It is not an easy moment for Arsenal as they suffer yet another defeat against Manchester United, in the F.A. Cup.

Speaking after the game, manager Arsene Wenger explained the Gunners controlled the game, that the Red Devils had few changes but still managed to score with their first attempt on goal. On the second half, the Arsenal boss explained that his players did well and could have easily scored the equaliser but how minutes after failing to level things up the home side were quick to counter and score the second.

On what is going wrong lately, Wenger explained that things are not going their way but how their objective is now bounce back from yet another disappointing Cup exit and focus on the Premier League title.

Asked if last Tuesday’s Champions League exit played a part in yesterday’s defeat, the Frenchman agreed as he explained that his players are not as confident as they were before the Barcelona defeat as he concluded by confirming that Johan Djourou will miss the remaining months of the season.

After the 2-0 defeat, Wenger said:

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We had good control of the game. Manchester United had very few chances, they scored with almost their first attempt on goal. After that, we put them in a position they like to be [in] – on the counter attack. They are strong and they are clinical in front of goal. In the second half we had a good opportunity to come back to 1-1 and two minutes later it was 2-0. As long as you cannot come back to 2-1, they are comfortable. In the end, I cannot fault our effort. Things do not go our way at the moment. We have to keep going, support each other and come back strong. It was a strange game, we put a lot of effort in. At the moment, every goalkeeper against us is Man of the Match. I still believe, subconsciously, the disappointment of Tuesday night has played a part today. You could see something has gone, not in our effort or our attitude, but confidence wise. [Johan Djourou has a] dislocated should. His season is over. The pitch was good, the referee was good and the tackles of Paul Scholes were bad.

Три клуба бундеслиги проявляют интерес к форварду "Арсенала" Никласу Бендтнеру. По информации Sunday Mirror, "Бавария", дортмундская "Боруссия" и "Шальке" хотят видеть датчанина в своих составах. Трансферная стоимость футболиста оценивается в 10 миллионов фунтов стерлингов.

Сам Бендтнер не совсем доволен своим положением в лондонском клубе, так как далеко не всегда попадает в стартовый состав.

Председатель совета директоров лондонского "Арсенала" Питер Хилл-Вуд посоветовал главному тренеру команды Арсену Венгеру прекратить спор с УЕФА относительно своего поведения после ответного матча 1/8 финала Лиги чемпионов, сообщает Daily Star.

"Его переполняют эмоции. Но мне это не очень понятно. Не думаю, что это хорошая идея — выяснять отношения в таком ключе. Надо быть более сдержанным и избирательным в выражениях. Тем более с УЕФА — там работают люди, с которыми очень трудно договориться. Они никогда тебя не слушают", - сказал Хилл-Вуд.

Напомним, что после ответной встречи с "Барселоной" Венгер раскритиковал судейство швейцарского арбитра Массимо Бузакки. Рассмотрение "дела Венгера" намечено на 17 марта. Французу грозит денежный штраф или дисквалификация.