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Wenger admitted he had been left embarrassed by the size of the defeat, but with the pressure mounting on him denied he would quit his post.

 

"You feel humiliated when you concede eight goals," he told Sky Sports. "It was a terrible day for us, it was a combination of an under-strength team and weakness. We collapsed physically in the second half."

 

Asked if he might think about resigning during the upcoming international break, he was initially coy, saying: "I believe we have a break before the next game." He then ruled out the possibility, adding: "No, not at all."

 

With three days to go before the end of the transfer window Wenger is under pressure to bring in new names, although he was again guarded about the addition of any players.

 

"I know that in England when you lose a game signings are always the solution," he added. "We had eight players out today. Anybody would suffer with eight players missing."

 

The United manager Sir Alex Ferguson was surprised by the ease of his side's success despite Arsenal missing so many first-team regulars.

 

"It is (a surprise) because when you play Arsenal you expect a difficult game," he said. "If you look at Arsenal the team is weakened – but we still did the job.

 

"We got careless at times and they made chances because they still have quality up front. But overall we are very satisfied that we kept the performance levels up."

 

With his counterpart Wenger likely to come in for more criticism this week, Ferguson again leapt to the Frenchman's defence.

 

"I think it is unfair to criticise him," he said. "The job he's done for Arsenal and the philosophy he has – he has given Arsenal some very entertaining players.

 

"He's also sold well and looked after the Arsenal coffers. People forget these things. It's a cynical world now and when you lose a few games the judges come out."

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I apologize to take away from the Manchester banter but this is a great article and its great because of that column on the right. Just look at the first few years. Its no wonder the two top winners are revered so much.

 

http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/history/index.html

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what state we have got yourself into in the past 3 months...Have been a huge fan of arsenal since 2007,never do miss an opportunity to see arsenal play be it playing pre season friendly against barnet.i had huge admiration for the way the club was run and the quality of football we produced back then. always believed we will have a quality team in 4 years time which would be unstoppable for a long time to come and this belief made me to stick with the side even when they produced depressing moments one after another.how can i forget gael clincy conceding the penalty at the very end against Birmingham during 2007 season or the dismal 2008 and 2009 season i had to witness.last season i felt we are very close to having that quality side and 1 or 2 signings this season would made it happen, but instead we have sold all our best players and retained all sh*t players(rosicky,arshavin,bendner,squallaci,troare,to just name a few) in the squad and have made no effort to sign quality players. this raises the question why i do have to support a club which lacks any ambition to win trophies and is satisfied with finishing fourth.the team has shown no courage.determination or character in these four years to deserve any support as well.last season matches against newcastle,westbrom and stoke city was so depressing to watch and the way i felt after those matches was unbelievable.WENGER GTFO AND DO US ALL A FAVOUR :rant:

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