Arsene Wenger praises Arsenal's resilience as they avoid losing three in a row against Hull

Arsenal have lost three matches in a row only three times during his time in charge

Resilience has been a creditable feature of Wenger's reign (Getty Images)

Arsene Wenger praised his side’s resilience in recovering from crises after Arsenal beat Hull City 2-0 at The Emirates, pointing out how rare it is they lose three in a row.

It has, to give the 67-year-old his due, been a creditable feature of his reign - and particularly the more difficult recent years. They have an impressive self-correction mechanism. While they may always stumble just when they seem on the brink of a breakthrough, they generally get a positive result just when an apparent crisis is about to go full-blown.

That was exactly the case on Saturday, as Arsenal recovered from successive defeats to Watford and Chelsea by beating Hull City.

Sanchez converts from the spot to add Arsenal's second (Getty)

“When you lose two games on the trot, you face a good storm, when you are at Arsenal," Wenger said.

"And there is only one answer and it's to win the next game. Or you face even more. I am at Arsenal for 20 years, I know that.

"But when you look one day, whether I lost three Premier League games on the trot and you will be surprised.”

Wenger is right in this regard. Arsenal haven’t lost three in a row in the league in five years, and it has actually only happened twice before in his reign.

Those sequences were:

3-18 Dec 2005: Bolton Wanderers 2-0 Arsenal; Newcastle United 1-0 Arsenal, Arsenal 0-2 Chelsea.

18 March to 7 April 2007: Everton 1-0 Arsenal, Liverpool 4-1 Arsenal, Arsenal 0-1 West Ham United.

2-22 Jan 2012: Fulham 2-1 Arsenal, Swansea City 3-2 Arsenal, Arsenal 1-2 Manchester United.