Arsene Wenger delighted with Arsenal’s ‘united’ response to Anfield mauling

Arsene Wenger has claimed Arsenal are now a “different team” from the one that were pummelled by Liverpool 4-0 just before the last global break.

Wenger confirmed that injured trio Laurent Koscielny (Achilles), Danny Welbeck (groin) and Mesut Ozil (knee) will not join up with France, England and Germany, respectively, before calling for patience at the club this season.

Arsene Wenger’s men were savaged following their loss at Anfield and Monreal admits that the defeat prompted the side to come together and make sure a similar performance would not happen again.

This is the first Premier League meeting between Arsenal and Brighton & Hove Albion. Over the past five rounds, the Gunners were defeated by Stoke and Liverpool, tied with Chelsea and beat Bournemouth and West Brom.

Lucas’ lucky charm worked on Sunday, for ten minutes after the break the game was made safe through Iwobi.

“It was a great team play”, Iwobi told the BBC.

On the other hand, Brighton manager, Chris Hughton, made three changes due to injuries and suspension.

Steve Sidwell, Sam Baldock, and Beram Kayal are all out for Brighton through injuries, while Tomer Hemed is suspended after his stamp on DeAndre Yedlin.

The north London outfit now sit just outside the top four, and look to have recovered from their early-season blip, when they lost to Stoke and Liverpool in successive games.

Arsenal, without a league title since 2004, extended its unbeaten run in all competitions to seven matches to move up to fifth in the standings.

Relishing the new role.

But he insists his future remains Arsenal.

Free of any defensive burden, the player will have the license to roam free and find pockets of space, something he relishes and excels at, while playing for Wales.

The mood has improved considerably since then, with Wenger able to enjoy the 21st anniversary of his reign during the win against Brighton.

“Our last global break was a nightmare, this one is a bit better”, he added. It will be a long season for the newly promoted side at this level, but the club has solid foundations and a fan base the envy of many, far more established clubs in the Premier League.