Arsène Wenger claimed the decision to leave Alexis Sánchez out of his starting lineup at Anfield was in order to facilitate a more direct approach, before accepting the gamble did not work. “The thinking was that we had to go more direct, to use players who are strong in the air,” the Arsenal manager explained. “We lacked pace in the first half, we were not at the races,” Wenger admitted. “We were unlucky with some decisions in the second half,” Wenger said. “I have been 17 years a manager, and trying to get over the defeat at Leicester led to one of the worst training experiences in my life,” Klopp said.

Source: The Guardian March 04, 2017 21:33 UTC