Chapter 702 - 130: God of Slaughter! Back-to-Back Bloody Battles! Sniping Arsenal! Wenger Is Blown Away Again! Four Standing Ovations at the Emirates Stadium

After this match, Wang Shuo received the Man of the Match award for the first time.

In Sky Sports’ post-match player ratings, Wang Shuo led by a wide margin with a score of 9, and was named the Man of the Match!

The other players from both teams who performed well mostly only received a 7.

Some even just got a passing score.

And after the match, manager Wenger couldn’t stop praising Wang Shuo at the post-match press conference.

Wenger expressed his satisfaction with the Gunners’ current situation.

"We have several players out with injuries, including Koscielny today."

"But even so, we still played a brilliant match at home!"

Only two rounds into the season, four Premier League teams had won both their matches.

They were Manchester City, Manchester United, Arsenal, and Wolves.

Manchester City had the best performance in the first two rounds.

The Blue Moon first thrashed Swansea 4-0 at home, then defeated Bolton 3-2 away.

Meanwhile, Manchester United beat West Bromwich Albion 2-1 away in the first round, and then secured a convincing 3-0 victory at home against Tottenham Hotspur in the second round.

The two Manchester giants both had eye-catching performances.

Arsenal, on the other hand, had two 2-0 victories, defeating Newcastle and Liverpool respectively.

They were currently ranked 3rd in the league table.

In the 3rd round, Arsenal would travel away to face Manchester United.

But before that, the Gunners had to host Udinese at home.

This was the second leg of the Champions League qualifying play-offs.

Despite winning the first leg 2-1 away, the Gunners still needed to give it their all in the second leg at home.

Because Udinese would surely be fighting for their lives.

Making it into the Champions League group stage meant an income of thirty to forty million euros, an amount no team could afford to ignore.

After the first leg, Udinese’s Guidolin and the club’s senior management had even come out with bold statements, vowing to do everything in their power to break into the group stage and take down Arsenal!

Under these circumstances, the situation the Gunners faced was also very grim.

After a grueling battle with Liverpool, they had to face a fierce fight against Udinese, followed by an away match against Manchester United.

This kind of schedule was truly terrible for Arsenal.

But Wenger said, "That’s life. The season has just begun, and we already have to face one tough battle after another."

"Our goal is to build an excellent team, so what we need to do is not complain, but work hard to play every match well."

"We can’t win every single game. We will lose—if not this one, then the next. That’s perfectly normal."

"For us, the most important thing is that we are improving with every match!"

Regarding the 2-0 home victory against Liverpool, Wenger stated that it was a match that excited all the supporters.

"I noticed that during the match, 60,000 Arsenal fans stood up three times to give Wang Shuo a round of applause."

"After the match ended, when Wang Shuo led the team to thank the fans, they stood up again, chanting Wang Shuo’s name, applauding and cheering for him!"

"This is something we’ve rarely seen in the past few years!"

"Since Wang Shuo joined the team, he has played in three official matches, and we’ve won all of them. He has scored 4 goals and provided 1 assist. I think, no matter how you look at it, his performance has been flawless."

Wenger also brought up this summer’s transfers.

He revealed for the first time that many players had been in contact with other teams, but some players were actively sold by the club.

"Wang Shuo is the reason we became determined to rebuild the team!"

"So far, I believe that everyone who has watched our games will feel that we made the right decision!"

"He is a phenomenal player. I think he should win the 2011 Golden Ball Award."

"It’s an honor he deserves!"

As for the formidable Manchester duo, especially their next opponent, Manchester United, Wenger said, "I have the confidence to lead the team through the storm and face any challenge."

"Including Manchester United!"

The major media outlets in the United Kingdom were also full of praise for Wang Shuo’s performance.

The Times expressed its surprise, stating, "He has ’disappointed’ everyone, because he surprisingly doesn’t even need time to integrate!"

The Guardian Newspaper also believed that Wang Shuo’s performance in his first three official matches was a continuation of his excellent form in the Bundesliga.

"The Premier League has finally welcomed another world-class superstar!"

"He’s a star who can be mentioned in the same breath as Ronaldo and Messi!"

Because of the incident with Alexandre Song, the Sun Newspaper was once blacklisted by Wang Shuo.

It was only for a short two or three days.

But ever since then, this British media outlet had completely turned into Wang Shuo’s sycophant.

Especially after the Liverpool match, they were laying it on so thick that even Wang Shuo himself couldn’t stand it.

’This is criminal!’