Wenger blames press for row
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Arsene Wenger has suffered back-to-back defeats
Arsene Wenger has blamed the press for misrepresenting his post-match comments after Michael Ballack accused the Arsenal manager of being a bad loser following his side's 2-0 defeat to Chelsea. [+]
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| Chelsea | 25 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 40 | 58 |
| Manchester United | 25 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 41 | 56 |
| Arsenal | 25 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 30 | 49 |
| Liverpool | 25 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 44 |
| Manchester City | 24 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 44 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 25 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 43 |
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| Burnley | 25 | 6 | 14 | 5 | -25 | 23 |
| Bolton Wanderers | 24 | 5 | 12 | 7 | -17 | 22 |
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| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 24 | 5 | 13 | 6 | -22 | 21 |
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| Emmanuel Eboue | 3 | ||||
| Bacary Sagna | 3 | ||||
| Robin Van Persie | 2 | ||||
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| 2003/2004 | P | 38 | 26 | 0 | 12 | 90 | 47 | 1 |
| 2002/2003 | P | 38 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 78 | 43 | 2 |
| 2001/2002 | P | 38 | 26 | 3 | 9 | 87 | 43 | 1 |
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