Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has admitted that this Monday’s game at home to Liverpool will be the perfect opportunity to prove just how strong the club are at the Emirates Stadium.
The Gunners lost their first game in disappointing style, with West Ham proving themselves to be the much better team on the day and running away with all three points after goals from Cheikhou Kouyate and Mauro Zarate.
Wenger’s side bounced back with a good 2-1 victory over Crystal Palace on Sunday, and with Liverpool coming up this Monday, the side that Arsenal defeated 4-1 last season at the Emirates in what was perhaps the club’s most impressive performance of the campaign,the Frenchman has challenged his men to ‘come back to their usual strength’.
Speaking to the media on Friday morning, the Gunners boss said: “If you want to have a successful season you want to be strong at home.
“Normally we are strong at home. This is an opportunity to show that.
“We missed our first game and we had to look at ourselves, and we responded very well. Now we need to come back to our usual strength that we have at home.”
After the defeat of Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park, Wenger expects his side to be full of confidence on Monday: “Your confidence is linked with your last result and at Crystal Palace we responded well.
“You could see that we were a bit edgy at times but we responded in a very strong way. From that we should have enough confidence to go into the game positively against Liverpool.
“This is a very important game where the result will of course be vital. It’s not a result that will decide [our title chances] but in our heads we know it’s very important.”
