Wenger relieved after Emirates win

Arsene Wenger admitted a sense of relief to have finally seen his Arsenal side record a Barclays Premiership victory at the Emirates Stadium.

The Gunners had failed to win in the previous two league matches at their impressive new 60,000-seater home. And despite a comfortable scoreline in the end, Wenger's men were made to work hard by a Sheffield United side still rooted to the foot of the table without a top-flight victory of their own.

"It was not as easy as the result suggests," said Wenger. "After we did not score in the opening 15 minutes, you could see the fact we had not won here did play on the minds of our players."

He added: "We were a bit nervous and not clean enough technically.

"At half-time we realised we had to continue to do things well, defend well, attack well.

"We came back with more determination and quicker passing.

"Then we put them under pressure and the goal came from William Gallas, who is a winner and has shown that again.

"You could see that for the team it [the goal] was a big relief."