Arsène Wenger accepts the blame after Arsenal's thrashing by Liverpool

LONDON. KAZINFORM Arsène Wenger accepted a share of the blame as his Premier League leaders were humbled 5-1 at Anfield, admitting Arsenal were poor and promising to repair the damage on Wednesday against Manchester United.
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"Our overall performance was poor, our defensive stability was poor and we needed to be better focused," the Arsenal manager said. "Congratulations to Liverpool, they were the best team. Only the Arsenal fans were superb today [the away section in the Anfield Road end kept up a commendable level of vocal support throughout], that was all."

Wenger's concerns will have deepened since an Eden Hazard hat-trick meant Chelsea brushed Arsenal from the top of the table by beating Newcastle 3-0 at Stamford Bridge. But Manchester City, who started the day in second place and could have gone top, slipped to third after failing to find the net for the second successive game, in a 0-0 draw at Norwic, The Guardian reports. Details here

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