Arsene Wenger hailed his Russian dynamite Andrey Arshavin while the striker is stunned by his Anfield performance.
Arshavin admitted he had never scored four goals in a match before and said: "I liked the game but of course it's not good for the team...almost basketball."
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger said of his Russian star: "His performance was outstanding.
"He had a quiet first half but when he comes into the game he is always very dangerous. He has personality and is a winner."
Wenger had mixed emotions about the result.
"It was a game at a frenetic pace of top quality technically, and you could see both teams created many chances," he said.
"We are half-happy because we scored four goals and half-unhappy because we conceded four.
"Also, 4-3 up with two minutes to go, the team is disappointed [to draw] but I give credit to my team for a great performance tonight."
Arshavin put in the best performance by an Arsenal player at Anfield since Julio Baptista scored four in the 6-3 Carling Cup quarter-final victory in January 2007.
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Post time 22-4-2009 10:04 AM
