Arsène Wenger

They defended well in fairness and overall it was a very tight game in the second half.

For me, none of them was penalty because it was not deliberate handball.

The guy is close to the...

guy who takes the shot and I'm against this kind of penalties a bit too easy.

It was not necessarily expected but he has done good things when he came on.

What credit do the players deserve for the way they did?

I believe that we did the job in a serious way.

Technically, we played very well.

And overall, the only regret we had tonight, maybe we should have scored more goals, but the quality of our game was good, as it has been in recent games.

But...

We did not always make the maximum points with the quality of our games.

The team was under pressure tonight.

What difference did that early goal make, do you feel?

Certainly it helped to focus more on the way we played than on being anxious about the consequence and the result.

So I think it was important and overall I think it helped the team.

Do you think we're seeing Alexis Sanchez back to his best in an Arsenal shirt now?

It looks like yes, he's back sharper, more confident and overall yes, especially in the first half I think he was exceptional.

Yes, of course.

When you're manager, you want your team to take every chance and be clinical.

But unfortunately, it doesn't work always like that.