“?Arsene Wenger has hailed his ‘relentless’ Arsenal side after the Gunners ran rampant at the Liberty stadium to beat Swansea City 4-0.
Olivier Giroud, Alexis Sanchez and two own goals secured a much needed victory for the north London outfit, and fired them above title rivals Manchester City and Liverpool into third position in the Premier League standings.
Speaking after the game to the club’s “?official site, Wenger praised his side’s endeavour to keep picking away at the Swans until the goals flowed, though he admitted his side were slightly fortunate to see two own goals registered by Paul Clement’s team.
He said: “We had some problems to get going but I put that down to the fact that Swansea played very well in the first half. They were well-organised, they put unbelievable work in and certainly the second half we took over and they couldn’t follow the pace that we put into the game any more.
“We were relentless until the end and much sharper in the transitions and more accurate and quicker in our passing. That made a big difference.
“But overall, for them, I must say we were a bit fortunate with two goals and in their position of course it’s mentally difficult. But they should take some encouragement from their performance today because they have shown in the first half that they have quality, and when you are down there, of course it’s a vicious circle because you lack confidence.
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“When you lack confidence you need a win and when you lose a game it’s even more difficult. I still feel they have enough quality to get out of it.”
The Frenchman also commented on the ankle injury picked up by Giroud in the lead-up to Arsenal’s opener, and stated that he hoped the knock would not keep the striker out of action for too long.
Wenger added: “He has an ankle problem, I don’t know how bad it is. But he is being assessed by the doctor. I don’t know, but he’s limping quite a lot and so I hope it’s not too bad.”
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