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Robin van Persie had reason to celebrate on Sunday Arsenal returned to the top of the Premier League on Sunday with a 3-2 win over Sunderland at the Emirates Stadium in London.The win saw Arsenal leapfrog跳越Manchester United who had taken the top slot after thrashing痛击Wigan 4-0 on Saturday.
Arsenal’s Dutch striker前锋Robin van Persie continued his goal-scoring streak, with two goals on Sunday to add to his Champion’s League欧锦赛goal in Bucharest, Romania on Wednesday.
Mental focusAfter 15 minutes, the game looked to be easy and maybe we convinced ourselves of that as well.
Arsene Wenger, Arsenal manager
The game seemed to be wrapped up大局已定after the first quarter of an hour as first van Persie scored with a blistering free-kick惊人的任意球, and then Senderos made it two with his head.
But Arsenal were mistaken to think that Sunderland would simply roll over for them屈服于他们.
Roy Keane’s men were determined to make Wenger’s Arsenal pay for any complacency自满情绪, and after 25 minutes a goalkeeping fumble失手by the Arsenal keeper allowed Sunderland to score.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger admitted that his team were nearly guilty of underestimating the opposition低估了对方.
"After 15 minutes, the game looked to be easy," said Wenger.
"Part of our mental focus大脑注意力went and when you do that at this level, you pay for it," he added, meaning that when a team’s concentration is lowered, they can make mistakes.
LuckThe lads gave it their all, but you need a hell of a lot of luck to get positive results at these grounds. We had a bit, but not enough.
Roy Keane, Sunderland manager
Sunderland proved him to be correct when they scored again early in the second half.
But Arsenal were able to step up a gear加档提速and continue attacking. Their efforts were rewarded努力得以回报in the 80th minute when van Persie scored his second from Theo Walcott’s pass.
Sunderland manager Roy Keane, famed for his fiery temper火爆脾气, seemed almost philosophical in defeat, saying you need a "lot of luck to get positive results at these grounds".
"We had a bit, but not enough," he added.
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