The Gunners boss saw his
side ensure their place in the sixth round of the FA Cup thanks to goals from
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Lukas Podolski
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger labelled Chelsea boss Jose
Mourinho "disrespectful", just days after the Portuguese coach called him "a specialist in
failure".
Speaking after the Gunners had beaten Liverpool 2-1 to reach the last eight of the FA Cup. Wenger
remarked: "I do not want to go into that - those were silly, disrespectful
remarks.
"I never spoke about him in my press
conference.
"I know one thing: it is more
embarrassing for Chelsea than it is for me."
Eight days after witnessing his side
crumble in a 5-1 hammering by Brendan Rodgers' side at Anfield, Wenger saw his side gain
some semblance of revenge in north London.
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain played a starring
role, scoring the first and teeing up Lukas Podolski for the second, as Arsenal
edged into the quarter-finals with a 2-1 win.
And the resilience shown by his side,
ahead of Wednesday's Champions League tie with European champions Bayern
Munich, has left Wenger happy.
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"The intensity of the performance
pleased me," added the French coach.
"I am very proud of the way we
responded to the huge defeat that we had [at Anfield] last week.
"Liverpool are a good side and showed
it again today. It was a great game."
Arsenal's reserve keeper Lukasz Fabianski deputised for the rested
Wojciech Szczesny, and Wenger reserved special praise for the second of his
Polish stoppers.
"He was terrific," stated
Wenger. "I am very pleased for him because he is a great goalkeeper. I
keep him telling him that and the time to show it is on the pitch."
Arsenal striker Lukas Podolski, scorer of
the game's match winning goal, tweeted this message of celebration
Lukas-Podolski.com
Thats what FA Cup is about! We're happy, Quarterfinal! Thanx incredible Fans for your support! #afc #fans #poldi pic.twitter.com/S22zrmlwXp
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