After 22 years, Arsène Wenger’s long unbeaten run in the Emirates FA Cup third round has come to an end.
We were knocked out of the competition with a 4-2 defeat at Nottingham Forest, and the manager who has won the trophy more than any other says his first-ever taste of defeat at this stage “hurts very much”.
“I am very disappointed by our performance because Nottingham Forest were the better team out there, the most dangerous and won many challenges,” he told Arsenal Player.
“We were not at the level and that’s it. People think maybe subconsciously that the Championship will be easier, but it’s more difficult because many of these players have been in academies, they are prepared physically and they are at the level.