Wenger wants swift response to disastrous start

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger challenged his side to quickly recover from a 2-0 defeat in their opening Barclays Premier League match at home to West Ham and not allow it to derail ambitions for the season ahead.

Goalkeeper Petr Cech, signed from champions Chelsea in a £10million summer deal, had an Arsenal league debut to forget as he was caught out when West Ham midfielder Cheikhou Kouyate headed in a first-half free-kick and then wrongfooted as Mauro Zarate slotted home a second on the break after 57 minutes.