Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger believes his side’s 2-0 win away at Bayern Munich in the Champions League last season was the catalyst behind their improvement away from home.
At the time of the game, Arsenal were in a terrible position. They were out of both domestic cups and well of the pace in the Premier League and they also 90-minutes away from elimination in the Champions League and despite eventually being knocked out of the European competition, a 2-0 win in Germany kick-started their campaign.
After the victory against Munich, The Gunners then charged to a top-four finish and their form away from home was superb and Wenger believes the win abroad changed something in the way the team play when on their travels.
“What happened that night is that we were in a position where we were expected to be hammered and everyone predicted a six or seven-nil,” he told Arsenal Player.
“We had nothing to lose, we decided to go for it and realised after the game we were very close to knocking them out.
“Overall, I believe even last season we had a decent away record and from that moment you think, ‘If we can go to Munich and win, why not anywhere else?'”
Written by Alex Batt – @AlexBatt
