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Wenger slams Gunners display

Manager Arsene Wenger described Arsenal’s 4-0 thrashing by AC Milan in the Champions League as their “worst performance in Europe by far”, labelling the result “a disaster”.

The Gunners were outclassed at the San Siro on Wednesday, as a Robinho brace, coupled by efforts from Kevin Prince-Boateng and Zlatan Ibrahimovic placed Milan firmly in the driving seat for the return leg of the last-16 tie.

Wenger said: “We were never in the game, we were very poor both offensively and defensively.

“It was shocking to see how we were beaten everywhere, it was the worst performance in Europe by far.

“There was not one moment during the 90 when we were really in the game.

“What made it worse is that we had to chase the game and open up our game and they always caused the same problems with balls over the top.

“We were well beaten, it’s difficult to analyse, it’s better not to talk too much and to analyse it with a cooler head and regroup for the next game.”

Looking ahead, the Frenchman expects a response from his men in Saturday’s Premier League clash with Sunderland.

“We will focus on our next games, the result is a disaster but the season is not finished,” he insisted.

“We’ve a very big game on Saturday (against Sunderland) and a good opportunity to show we have the character and mental strength and can respond after such a shocking defeat.”