Arsenal loses out on Emirates cup

That was a contrasting performance by the Gunners provided how they performed against Benfica yesterday. It was an uncharacteristically dire performance from the Gunners. Blame it on fatigue but the performance by the team was uneventful and uninspiring.

Speaking after the game Wenger said, ‘’Congratulations to Monaco, they were sharper than us today and we deserved to lose the game’’.

Wenger will be concerned by the lack of physicality showed in the team. He will also spend sleepless nights over the defending of set pieces. Falcao was allowed a lot of space through which he converted a free header.

However, all was not bad for the gunners. The performance of the debutant, Debuchy was nothing short of encouraging. He produced notable challenges to relent the Monaco attack force.

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