Wenger relishes home victory in league opener as United lose at Old Trafford

Arsenal is the only team to record a home win on Premier League opening day as the Gunners rallied back from a goal down to beat Crystal Palace.

 

Meanwhile Arsenal's manager, Arsene Wenger agreed it was a hard-earned victory for his side after going a goal down.

 

''It was not the plan, the plan was to win the game, but because of the physicality and organisation level of Crystal Palace. It was very difficult for us.

'''Why Because we conceded a goal on the first corner they had.

 

''We lacked a bit of pace in the final third to change what we built up into dangerous situations but it was enough to win the game and win the three points.''

 

Wenger: - You could see that for the first game of the season, nobody won at home, we were the only team that won at home. So that shows you that it's difficult for everybody on the first day of the season. We got the three points we wanted, now let's focus on Besiktas.

 

In other results, Manchester United suffered a 1-2 loss to Swansea, Leicester 2-2 Everton, QPR 0-1 Hull City, Stoke 0-1 Aston Villa , West Brom 2-2 Sunderland and in the London derby it was West Ham 0-1 Tottenham