 Arsenal started March away to Liverpool and suffered a 3–1 defeat with goals from Roberto Firmino, Sadio Mané and Georginio Wijnaldum.Arsene Wenger drew much criticism from supporters following his decision to leave Alexis Sánchez out of the starting lineup.Three days later, Bayern Munich, already 5–1 up from the first leg of the Champions League knockout stage came to the Emirates for the second leg.