Players gave me advice on how to beat City, admits Arsene Wenger

Arsene Wenger has admitted he turned to his players to determine the tactics Arsenal employed to beat Manchester City at the Etihad last week.

Wenger changed his normal attacking system for a deeper, more defensive set-up at the Etihad and was rewarded with a 2-0 win.

After Arsenal’s terrible run of form away at the big clubs last season, when they lost 6-3 at City, 5-1 at Liverpool and 6-0 at Chelsea, there was some concern in the dressing room that they would be exposed again.