Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger believes his side lost to Manchester United at Old Trafford due to nerves.
The Gunners went into the game with many people suggesting that they would leave with all three points, which would have been the first time in the Premier League since 2006, but a Robin Van Persie header in the first-half gave the points to David Moyes’ men.
The rest of the game was very much a midfield-battle with chances very rare for either side, and after the game, Wenger put the defeat down to match-day nerves.
“We were just too nervous in the first half,” said the Arsenal manager.
“We haven’t won for a long time here now. Once again it is a tight game that has been decided on a set-piece.”
“We rushed our game too much and lost too many balls. In the second half we were composed, had a real go and played our usual game,” Wenger, 64, said.
“We were very, very, very close a few times. The heart was in the game, the desire was in there, but maybe a bit too much in the first half. We are quite strong on defending set-pieces and I was surprised we were caught on the near post.
“We had to give a lot this week – Liverpool, Dortmund and here today. I think a draw would have been a fair result.”
Written by Alex Batt – @AlexBatt
