Wenger: Blame me for United defeat

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Date	Time	C	Opponent	F	A	R	S
31 Jan	4:00 PM	P	Manchester United (H)	1	3	Lost

Manager Arsène Wenger has said that he accepts all responsibility for the defeat to Premiership champions Manchester United last weekend.

Most of the fans' frustrations have been directed towards certain players, and perhaps goalkeeper Manuel Almunia in particular, but Wenger is perhaps implying that he got his tactics, not the personnel, wrong.

The Frenchman was critical of his team after the defeat, saying that they were "poor offensively and defensively", simply beaten by the better team on the day.

Wenger said: "I cannot say I got it right when you lose 3-0 [against Chelsea] and 3-1 [against Man United], I have to say I got it wrong. But in terms of team selection, I'm not sure.

"We lost the games and I am responsible for the results of the team. When you lose a game, you feel responsible.

"Of course, I want our fans to go home and be triumphant. When they go home and cry you feel responsible.

"I don't feel we have been overrun, I feel we have put ourselves in the position where we are open to counter-attacks.

"We lacked a little bit of patience as well. Even when we came out at 2-0 at half-time, we were in a rush to go forwards.

"Let's get back to 2-1 and then we see. Even at 3-1, we could have equalised in the last ten minutes."

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