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Arsenal boss Wenger: Long ball Liverpool play like Sunderland

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger slated Liverpool as a "long ball" team showing the same attitude as Sunderland after yesterday's 1-1 draw.

The game was decided by two controversial late penalties.

Asked if Arsenal's title race is over, Wenger replied: "I don't know, we dropped two points today. It was a difficult game against a Liverpool team who defended a lot and basically only defended. It was difficult for us to create chances because they defended very deep. When they had the ball they played long so it was important not to make mistakes at the back. They defended well, like most of the Premier League teams that come here now.

On failing to create many clear-cut opportunities, Wenger also told arsenal.com: "Liverpool defended very deeply. Every time we had the ball we played eight against ten men in their half. You have to respect the quality of the defending as well. We tried everything to create chances. We had a few and that is what these kind of games are about. Sunderland and Liverpool both came with the same attitude.

"At the moment we have problems to create plenty of chances, it's true. But we are maybe jaded a bit physically as well. You could see that some players have played around 40-45 games and we lack a little bit of a change of pace, but we tried very hard."

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