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Arsenal cruise into Champions League

Submitted by tribalfootball.com on Wed, 08/27/2008 - 22:44

Goals from Samir Nasri, under fire Gunners captain William Gallas and two late efforts from Theo Walcott and Nicklas Bendtner put the seal on Arsenal's 6-0 aggregate victory.

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger wanted a response from his team after the disappointing performance in the 1-0 defeat at Fulham at the weekend.

"It was a big game for us and the response was clear. There was togetherness and focus. That is what we wanted after a result like Saturday when we lost at Fulham.

"We needed to be organised because they play a little with your patience. We were disciplined and focused and we were never really under threat.

"I felt the whole team was sharp. Physically we were much better than Saturday."

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Team P W D L GD PTS
Manchester City 38 28 5 5 64 89
Manchester United 38 28 5 5 56 89
Arsenal 38 21 7 10 25 70
Tottenham Hotspur 38 20 9 9 25 69
Newcastle United 38 19 8 11 5 65
Chelsea 38 18 10 10 19 64
Everton 38 15 11 12 10 56
Liverpool 38 14 10 14 7 52
Fulham 38 14 10 14 -3 52
West Bromwich Albion 38 13 8 17 -7 47
Swansea City 38 12 11 15 -7 47
Norwich City 38 12 11 15 -14 47
Sunderland 38 11 12 15 -1 45
Stoke City 38 11 12 15 -17 45
Wigan Athletic 38 11 10 17 -20 43
Aston Villa 38 7 17 14 -16 38
Queens Park Rangers 38 10 7 21 -23 37
Bolton Wanderers 38 10 6 22 -31 36
Blackburn Rovers 38 8 7 23 -30 31
Wolverhampton Wanderers 38 5 10 23 -42 25
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