Wenger looked at the Manchester City players passionately celebrating as a group, his face sullen, remaining silent.
Four defeats, this truly happened to me!
Wenger's Arsenal not only got defeated twice in the league by Pellegrini's Manchester City;
They also suffered back-to-back losses in the League Cup and FA Cup!
Compared to the league setbacks, the losses in the two domestic cup competitions made Wenger even more furious.
In recent years, because Arsenal couldn't break through in league performance, always hovering at the Champions League qualification line—fighting for fourth place had almost become synonymous with Arsenal, with mockery circulating online: 'finding fourth', 'recklessly aiming for fourth', 'Arsenal dominating by striving for fourth'.
Not only were other spectators mocking, but even Arsenal fans themselves joined in the self-deprecation.
Domestically in the United Kingdom, whispers of Wenger's departure were brewing.
