– Arsenal Yesterday defeated Burnley 1:0
– Wenger speaks about the controversial victory
– Koscielny reacts to his winner
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger acknowledged the Gunners may haveenjoyed a touch of fortune as Koscielny’s late winner snatched a victory over Burnley. Laurent Koscielny scored a late winner for Arsenal against Burnleyto put the Gunners two points within the touching distance of league leaders Manchester City. Arsene Wenger celebrated his 20th anniversary as Arsenal’s boss with a victory at Turf Moore when the contest was heading for a goaless stalemate.GET for FREE:Get the latest sports news on Naij SportAnd Arsenal’s winner off Koscielny’s arm splits opinion from players!The Mirrornotes that the ball certainly came off the Arsenal defender’s hand on the way in, but as close as it was to the ball, he may have felt aggrieved if it was given as a handball.After the match Wenger reacted:“We are a bit fortunate today, because we are a bit jaded physically and made some technical mistakes. Burnley defended very well and they looked from every corner as if they could score.” The manager said:“I have not seen the winner but I have been told that we were a little fortunate.”Koscielny’s handballThe Arsenal manager concluded:“If you want to win the league you have to be efficient at home and win someaway games. We made many technical mistakes today. We wantedto win and knew it could be a big week for us and maybe we played with the handbrake and not.” enough freedom.”In his turn, the defender, who scored the winner, explained: “I don’t know if it was handball. I tried to smash theball with my right foot and after I didn’t see where the ball was going and I don’t know if I touched the ball with my hand. The ref gave us the goal and you have to respect the referee’s decision.”
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