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- Updated: August 14, 2016
For the sixth season in seven, Arsenal have failed to win their Premier League opener and the pressure is on…
Defeat to a title rival. Boos ringing around the Emirates. Questions about a lack of signings and his own future. The 2016/17 season has not started well for Arsene Wenger.
The Frenchman cut a downbeat figure when he was interviewed by Sky Sports after Arsenal’s 4-3 defeat to Liverpool, insisting there was no need for panic.
He also pointed out that Sunday’s loss ended a 10-game unbeaten streak from the end of last season, a run which propelled the Gunners above Tottenham into a second-place finish.
But his complaints of inexperience counting against his side when he has failed to add either a proven centre-back or striker to his squad this summer and refused to involve Euro 2016 players Olivier Giroud, Mesut Ozil and Laurent Koscielny is unlikely to sit well with fans.
Wenger may be playing the long game by ensuring that key trio are well recovered from their summer exertions before returning them to the first team but for the sixth time in seven seasons, Arsenal are on the back foot after the first round of matches.
Their 2-1 win over 10-man Crystal Palace in August 2014 – thanks to an injury-time Aaron Ramsey goal – is the Gunners’ only opening weekend victory since 2009. Now they’re playing catch-up to the likes of Manchester City, Manchester United, Liverpool and even Tottenham, who earned a …
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