Gunners deliver high-caliber response

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said his team answered some of its critics after blanking Premier League title rival Manchester United 3-0 on Sunday.

Wenger was roundly criticized in the British press after the Gunners' 3-2 loss to Olympiakos last week left the team struggling to avoid a group-stage exit in the Champions League. He subsequently lambasted the media for focusing on his decision to select blundering backup goalkeeper David Ospina.

But his players responded in dazzling fashion at Emirates Stadium on Sunday, scoring three times in the first 19 minutes en route to a win that sent the Gunners to second place in the standings.