Published: 4 April, 2013
by STEVE BARNETT

ARSENE Wenger was clearly pleased with the ease in which his Arsenal side dispatched Reading at the Emirates on Saturday – even if they didn’t score as many goals as they could have.

The Gunners romped to a 4-1 victory thanks to goals from Gervinho, Santi Cazorla, Olivier Giroud and Mikel Arteta. It takes the number scored by Arsenal against Reading this season to 16, a club record against one opponent.

But Wenger feels that figure could have been higher. “We had a good performance,” he told Arsenal Player.

“We were technically sound and had a good balance between mastering the possession and being incisive. The only regret we had at half-time is that we didn’t score the chances we created, but we scored the second goal straight after coming out for the second half and then it was quite comfortable.

“I’m very happy because it keeps our momentum going.

“The confidence looks to be there, and you could see when the confidence is there we can play quality football.

“We have one target – to win our games. You cannot always look around you and see what the other teams do. Just play well and win your games. The best way to win games is to play well.

‘Let’s keep that spirit, that attitude, that confidence, and we have a great chance. We want to do it and I’m confident we will.”