Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger anxious after Crystal Palace defeat

Walcott, 28, faced the media after the defeat, where he apologised to supporters for the manner in which they were beaten.

“I just don’t think they’re at the standard or the level of a team that are capable of winning the Premier League”.

“I’m disappointed and determined to put things right”, Wenger said.

“You understand that our fans are very unhappy”. They have a game in hand on the Sky Blues but with the exception of the perpetually-deluded Wenger, no-one in their right mind seriously believes that a club that has won just one on their last five league matches will overhaul Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola. It was the north London club’s fourth straight away defeat where they have conceded three goals on every occasion.

“It was more painful for us to lose this game in the way we lost it”. “We have to respond very quickly and not accept it”.

“I have always been – and still am – a massive admirer of the class in the way he speaks after a game and before games, but I think – and I’ve felt it for a while – it’s time for a change”. On that front that is the most hard for us. We played using a want to win the match tonight, having an extremely offensive team because we knew we had to score goals. I’m not in the mood.

Arsenal great Ian Wright claimed on Twitter that the nature of Arsenal’s latest capitulation showed “that dressing room is lost”.

The defeat leaves Arsenal seven points adrift of fourth-placed Manchester City, putting their hopes of UEFA Champions League qualification in serious jeopardy.

Arsene Wenger admits that his Arsenal side were not defensively sound enough to handle Crystal Palace’s attack. If they’re watching tonight, they must be embarrassed by this performance.

I had some fantastic times with Arsene Wenger. They trail fifth placed Manchester United by three points. It’s really unusual … we were unbeaten for a long time away from home and now we can not win away from home. “In the second half they were stronger than us but the second goal was unfortunate and the penalty killed our game”.

He had led Arsenal to top-four finishes in each of his previous 20 seasons at the helm. “Incredible victory. The boys are full of confidence at the minute”.

Sam Allardyce’s side may be in a relegation battle, but they fully deserved to beat Arsenal, who have been unable to get out of crisis mode since February.