Thierry Henry blasted the club in the aftermath of Arsenal’s 4-3 opening day defeat to Liverpool.
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“The second-half performance at times was very good especially when we went two or three goals in the lead”, England global Henderson told the club’s website (www.liverpoolfc.com) on Monday.
But Wenger could not confirm whether his crucial players like Koscielny, Ozil and Giroud would be ready for the clash.
Per Mertesacker, Arsenal’s questionable new club captain, and Gabriel are also unavailable, with the former ruled out until the new year. Alex Oxlade Chamberlain and Calum Chambers managed to score for Arsenal, but they did not find the equalizer and lost 3-4. “You are in a catch-22 situation with the Euros, whether to give players a rest who need it”.
The 66 year-old is into the last season of his contract, but we all know that his job is at least safe until that point, and Gary Neville has moved to defend his position as boss, although is hardly convincing in his reasoning. “They played really well in the first half, they did really well, and I have no idea if they were really involved in our goals”, explained the charismatic German.
Arsenal were rewarded for a positive half of football with a goal from Theo Walcott in the 30th minute. But the big moment in the game was the Philippe Coutinho free-kick just before half-time.
Regardless of the side they supported, no fan can regret buying a ticket to see 12 shots on target yield seven goals in a breathless end-to-end affair that could have yielded even more goals.
Klopp has been tipped to lead Liverpool into title contention this season, but he said it was far too early to start thinking about silverware. It was a flawless start for us.
A goal fest at the Emirates saw Arsenal nearly come back from three goals down, but Jurgen Klopp’s men hung on for the win.
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Boos from the home crowd at the final whistle made clear the fans feelings about the performance, along with their unhappiness at a lack of high-profile signings by manager Arsene Wenger to strengthen a team that finished second behind champion Leicester last season.
