Arsene Wenger Expects A Positive Response Against Manchester United After Liverpool's Humilation

Arsene Wenger has described Arsenal's heavy defeat to Liverpool as an 'accident' and is confident his side can get their title charge back on track by beating Manchester United. The Gunners conceded four goals inside the opening 20 minutes on their way to a humiliating 5-1 defeat at Anfield on Saturday.

With Chelsea beating Newcastle later in the day, Arsenal duly dropped down to second in the Premier League table. Wenger, however, insists too much has been made of his side's woeful performance and is expecting a response when struggling United visit the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday evening.


"It is always a disappointment to lose a game, but I think it was an accident because we have been very stable defensively and we have to treat it like that," said the Frenchman.

"We have just been on a 10-game unbeaten run. You cannot consider one game as the trend, the pattern of our season.

"It is an accident, not a welcome [one] of course, a very disappointing one, but a successful season is decided by how you respond to that.

"In any season you have disappointments, it is always down to the team to respond in a very positive way, that decides the success of the team."