London — Having been torn to pieces in their humiliating 4-0 defeat at Liverpool, a similar fate befell Arsene Wenger’s Arsenal in the match postmortems. Wenger’s players were variously described as "lazy", "pathetic", "arrogant" and "disgraceful", while the manager himself is under scrutiny once again, just three months after signing a new two-year contract. "Last season, I called them ‘cowards’," former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher said on Sky Sports after Sunday’s Premier League match. "maybeI got a bit of criticism. Maybe that’s a bit too strong and you can’t say that on live TV, but I’ll say it again — cowards." Arsenal’s defeat, their second in succession after a 1-0 loss at Stoke City, exhibited failings that have become endemic under Wenger. Defensive disorganisation allowed Liverpool to take control of the game and Arsenal’s overeagerness to get back into the match left them hopelessly exposed on the counterattack. Liverpool’s third goal, scored by Mohamed Salah in th...
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