Monday 3 October 2016 01:11, UK
Arsene Wenger admits Arsenal may have been “lucky” to come away from Burnley with a 1-0 win after Laurent Koscielny’s controversial late goal.
The Frenchman got on the end of Theo Walcott's flick on at Turf Moor in the third minute of stoppage time, touching the ball with his right boot before it hit his arm and went over the line.
Burnley felt aggrieved, with the initial effort seemingly heading over the bar, but Wenger, who celebrated 20 years at the club on Saturday, said he hadn't yet seen the replay.
He told Sky Sports: "I haven't seen the replay and honestly from the bench I didn't even see the ball going in.
"Maybe we are a bit lucky there, if you're telling me that it's because you've seen it again, so maybe we're a bit lucky there, yes."
Arsenal found chances hard to come by as a stubborn Burnley put on a superb defensive display.
Wenger admits Arsenal players had heavy legs during the Nissan Super Sunday fixture, and that the game could have easily gone either way.
"It was a difficult game, I felt that we had the merit not to concede, to be patient, keep going, against a team who were well organised and played very well with full spirit.
"We made many technical mistakes today in the first half. We wanted to win today, we knew it would be a big week for us, and maybe we played with the hand break, without much freedom, not much combinations to go in behind.
"Is it down to us being below our level or Burnley defending well? I think a bit of both. Overall we lacked a bit of sharpness, our legs were a bit heavy today, and that was a game we could have won 1-0 or lost 1-0."
