Wenger shrugs off sack fears

Saturday’s 3-1 home defeat to Aston Villa brought fresh criticism after Arsenal’s inactive close-season in the transfer market.

Despite Olivier Giroud's early strike, a double from Christian Benteke was compounded by Laurent Koscielny's dismissal and Antonio Luna's late debut goal, with Arsenal looking shaky in defence throughout.

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