Wenger blames ‘lack of confidence’ for Arsenal’s defeat to City

Arsenal boss, Arsene Wenger admits that his team are going through a difficult period which has tampered with their confidence and caused their defeat to Manchester City on Thursday.

City cruised past Arsenal at the Emirates in a similar manner and number of goals by which they defeated them in last Sunday’s Carabao Cup final.

First-half goals by Bernardo Silva, David Silva and Leroy Sane sealed the 3-0 victory for a rampant City side, as Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang failed to convert a second-half penalty.

Wenger, whose team have now lost seven times in 2018, says the outcome of recent events have taken a toll on his players.

“We played with low confidence, you could see that at the start of the game and we paid for it,” the manager said.

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“We lost to a team that is the best in the country at the moment. They took advantage of our lack of confidence.

“We’re going through a difficult period, they’re going through a period where all goes well for them.

“When your confidence is not at the best, the first thing that goes is your fluidity in the movement, the spontaneous side of the game.

“You could see that tonight. I don’t deny their quality because they have top quality, but we’re going through a difficult patch at the moment. That’s part of football as well unfortunately.”

Pep Guardiola’s side went 16 points clear at the top of the table, and they need a maximum of five more victories to clinch the title with 10 games remaining.

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