Gunners exposed again
Arsenal were undone time after time at the back as Julio Ricardo Cruz, Andy van der Meyde and Obafemi Martins all scored before half-time, while even Thierry Henry’s penalty was saved.
Wenger kept faith with defender Kolo Toure who partnered Sol Campbell in central defence as Martin Keown was again left on the bench. But Wenger did recall Fredrik Ljungberg, Sylvain Wiltord and Gilberto Silva after resting them in last weekend’s draw against Portsmouth.