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After Arsenal's 2-1 shock defeat to Middlesbrough at the Riverside, Arsene Wenger has admitted a series of battles and injury problems may have condemned Arsenal to their first defeat of the season.
Wenger said: "Middlesbrough were clearly sharper than us after a difficult period of games, which seem to have taken their toll.
"We have a few injuries at the moment, but it is easy to blame the players who are not here and I believe in the players who played today.
"This season will be a big, big fight for the title. United have had nine home games and seven away, while we've played eight each so I'm happy we're top of the league."
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