“It was important to score first, the penalty against us was generous” – Wenger speaks onMarseille win

Arsene Wenger has hailed his side’s resilience, as
they recorded their first win of the Champions
League group stage against Marseille. Theo Walcott put the Gunners ahead with a
superb volley, before Aaron Ramsey kept up his
superb form in front of goal with the second. The
home team were awarded a penalty right at the
death, but Arsenal went away with all three
points. He said: “I believe it was important not to give the
first goal away. Marseille had an excellent first
half. We were a bit timid and in the second half
we grew up and took advantage of our good
moments in the game. It was a victory linked with
patience and experience. “We know we have all these players who can
make something special. I knew it would be a
difficult game. Marseille can beat anybody. “He (Walcott) scored the most difficult of all his
chances since the start of this season. Maybe this
will help him. When you miss chances, you
always wonder when will I score. “(The penalty was) generous. Maybe the referee
thought it was a penalty, I don’t know. It
(Ramsey’s goal) is outstanding. It’s linked with
confidence. Now every time he’s in a good
position he scores. “It’s very difficult to compare away wins. We just
focus on the next game. It’s good as it shows we
are defensively a bit more stable, a bit more
serene, and it explains with our defensive stability
we can win the games”