Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger hit out at the "weak mentality" and "suicidal defending" of his side as a 3-1 home defeat to Monaco left them on the brink of elimination from the Champions League. The French side, whom Gunners boss Arsene Wenger guided to the Ligue 1 title in 1988, had been viewed as one of the unfavoured seeds for the knockout stages, but proved anything but as Arsenal failed to get out of first gear and were punished as Olivier Giroud had a night to forget, missing several good chances. A 25-yard deflected effort from Geoffrey Kondogbia put Monaco ahead on 38 minutes to give them a crucial away goal in the first leg of the last-16 encounter. After...
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