Wenger: We promised ourselves to give our best

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Date	Time	C	Opponent	F	A	R	S
20 Feb	3:00 PM	P	Sunderland (H)	2	0	Win

Manager Arsène Wenger was happy with the result against Sunderland today, a 2-0 win that saw Arsenal potentially get back into the title race.

A goal from Nicklas Bendtner and a penalty deep in injury time from Cesc Fabregas secured the three points. There were also good performances from Emmanuel Eboue and Theo Walcott, and quite frankly we should have had more if not for wasteful finishing.

And hey, a clean sheet for Manuel Almunia, who pulled off a couple of great saves to preserve the 1-0 lead before Cesc's penalty.
Manchester United lost 3-1 to Everton, but Chelsea pulled away further from the chasing pack with a 2-0 win over Wolves.

Wenger said: "I believe that the team is focussed, wants to do well and responded well today to the disappointment of Wednesday night. That is all you can ask. I am very happy with the players.

"I think Walcott is much sharper than three weeks ago. He is still lacking a bit of confidence in the final third but for 60-70 minutes he looked dangerous. He made good runs and I believe he is on the way up.

"Eboue is a good example that you can always change the opinion of people if you keep focussed, have talent and produce on the pitch. The people who booed him one year ago today love him. That is down to his attitude and it is the credit he deserves.

"I like him as well in midfield because when you look at the number of games we have won with him at right midfield, you will see that his numbers are good.

"He is a good football player and where you see him stand in the opposition box against two players, you know he will pass. Why should be not be capable of playing right midfielder?"

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