Rashford struck again just three minutes later when Arsenal again laboured to deal with a cross, Jesse Lingard hoisted the ball back into the penalty area and the youngster nodded down past Cech.
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Wenger admitted he was a “bitter loser” following a disappointing afternoon at Old Trafford and while he resisted the temptation to criticise his players after so many underperformed, there were signs his patience is running out.
Despite fielding a significantly weaker lineup, Manchester United put forth a strong performance that saw Arsenal fall 5 points behind Leicester City in the race for the Premier League title.
Speaking to Sky Sports after the Gunners” second defeat of the week, Souness said: “Arsenal border on being a joke.
“We can not feel sorry for ourselves”, said Wenger, whose side host the 16th-placed Swans at Emirates Stadium.
“We do not know what this defeat means yet, we will not know that until the end of the season”.
“But this is insane, I can’t explain it, when you’re out there – the rush of blood, everything”.
“At 3-1 down you try to get one back as soon as possible, which we managed to do”.
Rashford said: “This is my first game in the Premier League so obviously it’s been wonderful and to score two is a bonus so hopefully I can carry it on and do it again next game”. We played very well, with intensity, so we’re happy today. We favoured their game plan because we conceded two quick goals and at 2-0 down it is hard.
“I’ve no regrets [about the attacking selection]”.
“They [United] defended well”.
The Gunners gave away a free kick on the left edge of the 18 when Marcus Rashford burst past Gabriel Paulista, but Petr Cech collected the low shot through traffic.
“We weren’t unsafe enough”.
Rashford had already scored twice on his first ever United start in the Europa League against FC Midtjylland on Thursday, and he continued his astonishing rise to prominence by tormenting the Arsenal defence at Old Trafford. They had still a few millions on the pitch from (David) de Gea to the midfield.
The Dutchman also reserved a word of praise for Marcus Rashford, claiming that the young striker was a very “special talent”. His intelligence in the box, his movement, is great. “I have to control my emotions and I have said that also to my players”.
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“I was thinking for a long time that he could play better as a full-back”.
