Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has admitted that he can understand the disappointment around the club after their 3-1 defeat to Monaco in the Champions League on Wednesday.

The result leaves the Gunners' European hopes hanging by a thread ahead of the second leg, and Wenger conceded that he can see why supporters were furious about the loss.

He told the club's official website: "Only two teams have qualified 12 times for the last 16 and we played five quarter-finals, two semi-finals and one final. It's true that in the last four years we haven't progressed and that's why this result on Wednesday is so disappointing.

"The reactions today are always very emotional but life is not always on a high. You have to go through lows and highs and it is about how consistent you are in response to disappointments that makes your life."

Wenger's side host Everton at the Emirates Stadium in the Premier League on Sunday.