BERGE: PREP FALLS TO PIECES

SANDER BERGE admits Fulham knew what was coming – but they still couldn’t stop it.

Arsenal underlined their set-piece prowess by scoring their latest goal from a corner to settle a tense London derby on the banks of the Thames.

Berge (right) revealed Marco Silva’s sidehad been training specifically to negate the Gunners’ wellknown dead-ball threats, but were still unable to prevent Leandro Trossard’s second-half winner from a Bukayo Saka corner.

The Norway midfielder, 27, said: “It’s about small margins when you play Arsenal and you know you have to be at your best for the whole game. They are extremely good on their set pieces and they’ve shown that for a long time. We prepared well but we didn’t manage to keep the goal out.

“They have shown in the last few years they’re a great team and they’ve probably got even better, so for periods you struggle and have to be resilient.

“At 0-0 you feel you’ve got something to hold on to but in the end the pressure was too much and they got their goal. It’s hard to keep a clean sheet against them.

“We didn’t have the edge there to create what was needed to get the equaliser and it’s tough to lose like that. We had momentum at the start and the finish of the game so there are still positives to take.”