Arsenal suffered one of the most humiliating defeats in their history as League Two minnows Bradford City clinched a stunning triumph on penalties after a 1-1 draw in the League Cup quarter-finals on Tuesday. The Gunners have endured a traumatic campaign that included their worst start to the Premier League in manager Arsene Wenger&rsquo;s 16-year reign, but this was a new low for a club now in the midst of a full-blown crisis. <img alt="" src="http://images.mid-day.com/2012/dec/bradford.jpg" style="width: 400px; height: 265px;" /> Arsenal players look on during the penalty shootout. Pics/Getty Images Not even Arsenal&rsquo;s most ardent critic would have believed they could produce such a spineless display against a team from English football&rsquo;s fourth tier. Wenger said: &ldquo;They defended well and we all know what happened on the penalties. We had many, many chances and their &rsquo;keeper had a good game. I cannot fault the effort of my team, we gave everything for the 120 minutes and you have to give credit to Bradford. It&rsquo;s not a lack of quality. We&rsquo;ll get over this, it&rsquo;s part of our job. We&rsquo;ll focus on the next game.&rdquo; Bradford manager Phil Parkinson added: &ldquo;The lads were terrific, the discipline was first class against such a talented team like Arsenal. &ldquo;The talk will be about the penalties but the overall performance was excellent. The way the lads stuck at the task was a credit to them.&rdquo; <img alt="" src="http://images.mid-day.com/2012/dec/bradford2.jpg" style="width: 400px; height: 405px;" /> Bradford City &rsquo;keeper Matt Duke and Stephen Darby celebrate after beating Arsenal via tie-breaker After Bradford midfielder Garry Thompson took advantage of woeful Arsenal defending to volley home a free-kick at the far post in the 16th minute, Parkinson&#39;s side must have expected to be tested to the limit by their illustrious opponents at Valley Parade. But instead a strong Arsenal team took until the 88th minute to equalise when Belgian defender Thomas Vermaelen headed home from a Santi Cazorla cross. The Gunners were just as laboured in extra-time and they paid the price in the penalty shoot-out, which Bradford won 3-2 as Cazorla&#39;s kick was saved by Matt Duke and Marouane Chamakh and Vermaelen both hit the post. Bradford&rsquo;s ninth successive penalty shoot-out victory booked their first ever appearance in the League Cup semi-finals.

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