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Second, Wenger has been a net loser during the current transfer period, which ends on Wednesday.
"We put ourselves on the back foot with the first goal and were naive for the second," Wenger said.
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First Wenger was simply the first.
Arsenal finished third in Wenger's first season and missed out on Champions League qualification (occupied by Newcastle United, in second) by goal difference – the tiebreaker used to determine the ranking between teams equal on points.
Next on the list is Karl Robinson, who has been at MK Dons since May 2010, while Sam Allardyce – who will reach four years at West Ham United in June – is second to Wenger among Premier League managers.
"It was not our first wish," Wenger said of the draw.
"It would be a visit to my first home," Wenger said.
Not for the first time, Wenger questioned their focus and urgency.
"What made the difference was the decision to send our goalkeeper off in the first game," Wenger said.
"We played in a very, very heated atmosphere but we had a proactive attitude from the first minute," Wenger said.
A 1-1 draw in the return leg was not enough for Arsenal, and for a third time Wenger found Arsenal's European ambitions ended by his nemesis.
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