Wenger irked by Swansea 'accident'

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger brushed off his team's 1-0 loss to Swansea City as "an accident" and challenged his players to atone when they visit Manchester United on Sunday.

Arsenal dominated Monday's game at Emirates Stadium, but after being kept at bay by its former goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski, it capitulated in the 85th minute when David Ospina was unable to keep out a header from Swansea substitute Bafetimbi Gomis.

United can dislodge third-place Arsenal from the automatic Champions League qualifying positions if it beats the Gunners on the weekend, and Wenger's annoyance surfaced during the post-match media conference when he said Swansea had "refused to play completely and just defended."