It’s the BIG ONE.
Arsenal vs Manchester United. Away from home. The reignition of a classic? Maybe.
Both sides head into this game out of form in the league. United haven’t won at home for three games. We haven’t won away against a top 6 side in 359 years. We are both not where we should be in the league.
It is a must win for both sides. Both sets of fans will be immensely frustrated with a sharing of the spoils
Arteta needs to win because though we’ve been tough to beat, we’re not racking up points in these big games.
Ole G needs to win because he’s spent a lot of cash for not a lot of output so far.
Arsenal fans are looking for a performance. I don’t buy that we have to have 62 shots on target to make a performance count, I think we just need to do better than we have been. Averaging 8 attempts at goal a game isn’t good for the soul. We need a bit more today. I don’t want to be celebrating a glorious loss again. We need to move beyond being competitive at this stage.
I think Arteta plays a fine margins game, but we’re not quite a fine margins team yet. To get a performance, he needs more than 6 of his players at the top of their game. I’m not sure we’ve seen a game like that so far this season.
These are the moments that are built for big players. Backs against the wall, low expectations, a grim record to surmount.
I want to see a ferocious Arsenal today. I want to see players like Willian show why we invested so much money in them. I want to see what Thomas Partey is all about. I want to see captain Auba impose himself.
Aside from that, I want to see some purpose and intent behind our attack. I think Arteta has cut out a lot of the nonsense we’ve seen from this squad in big games, but that’s led us to become a very low-risk side. When the objective is not to make a mistake, you improve defensively, but you also reduce the taste for risk. I want to see big players gamble. I want to see us take chances. If things don’t work out, I don’t want to see players hide… we need to keep plugging away until something good happens.
This is a huge game. It feels special. I am very excited.
You should feel the same. Let’s enjoy the game and see where we land. Catch you in the comments!
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Heart in the mouth moment there, both Gab and Holding on sticky wickets
Gabriel walking a tightrope
Cavani is a serious threat.
Mike Dean being rational… ? wtf… hahaha
Obv,ious arteta hates pepe, saliba is dead to for holding
Arteta is not making any changes.
We mustn’t sit back now Laca off he’s struggling
Hope Laca off.
where are our subs!
He needs to take off either Holding or Gabriel,
One of them will get a red card, Mike Dean will punish the next offense with a red card.
Great shot, McGuire. Keep it up.
Laca off. Eddie on. He better presses hard
FFS Arteta
Arsenal should not sit back now..its up to Arteta to inject the right substitutions now
It had to be a second yellow, if it was against us we’d be fuming. Gabriel was spared.
Man U got in their heavy artillery.
Arteta is taking off Laca at last. Pepe for Williams would have been nice
I really though that Dean would card Gabriel.
Phew…. but he better be very careful now.
Dissenters fave player Nketiah
Can we score 2 at the Old Trafford in league victory? All our victories in last forty years or so have been by 1-0.
Dissenters fave player Nketiah LOL hehe
Partey damn well positioned
I don’t like how deep we started defending.
We’ve collapsed.
Come on Eddie!
Get that poachers goal
Oh no…
United are fools to be taking those short freekicks…reflection of their shyte manager
Rashshoot hit a manure not our player
Holding in trouble.
Oh my. Xhaka?? CB?? Noooo
Oh God no Xhaka please
Shit. Xhaka will replace Holding!!!
It was obvious Arsenal could not keep the same intensity for 90 minutes..that’s where a good Manager now manages the game to take the 3 points
Xhaka as a CB? Noooooooo!!!!!!!
Holding may b ok to last the remaining 10 minutes
Man U do not yet know how to use Cavani. Of course he is wrong choice.
Fuck fuck guess that’s what in store. So why Xhaka
If Xhaka come to replace Holding, Artsenal would have 3 left footed CBs.
Next 10 mins + nail biting time.
AMN on, KT as CB that would be good overall! no xhaka pls God
Nooo not him.
Pepe have no Arsenal future with this dude in charge. Saka should be the player off.
Why Xhaka for Partey ?
Xhaka for our best best player Partey.
Fuck off Arteta
Don’t sub Partey. A tired Partey is better and faster than a fit Xhaka
Why can’t Partey finish the game?
Xhaka is coming in for Partey it seems
We have lost all momentum. Hanging on.
I hope the commentator was wrong
Arteta better not be silly. Partey is robust and runs well at least what we see.
Leno catch!
Good boy Leno. Catch them like Emiliano
Cmon let’s be heroes now
Gabriel is phenomenal
Is Arteta trying to throw the game away by putting Xhaka for Partey?
Gabriel was gutsy and great
Team has run out of energy..we need Pepe to come in to put pressure on them
Clean defending!
Desperate Dan, Willian hasn’t touched the ball all half, yet he stays on, this marginal stuff is hell
Don’t make subs and disrupt the dynamics.
The guys will ride it out
Jesus H. Christ Leno’s head.
Clean tackle. oh man off the post.. I’m gonna need some Tums after this.
AMN ok. Not Xhaka
Not mustafi we do not need his brain fart now
FFS
This is where Mikel earns his bread. Negative since the goal really struggling now we need subs
This is a Willock kind of game to come on but he played midweek.
If we draw here party and Gabriel have been man mountains, Gabriel best defensive performance since kos lockded down messi
We got lucky
Auba needs to foul his man to stop them playing… come on cynical foul time
Lmao
Mustafi
Mouninho parking the bus. Mustafi in for Aubameyang.
Mustafi on for Auba.
Is arteta a shitohouse merchant, I’m worried
Gabriel is immense. Kid’s only 22!
How dare the nanure pushed auba.
Ok. Card auba. So fucking what
What.. the actual fuck
Matic the fool and Dean even bigger fool for booking him
Mustafi… makes me go for the whiskey early.
Mustafi no!!
Too deep keep possession
Gabriel is the next big thing and we got him live him already
Matic needs a yellow WTF
Arteta not managing the game well..
We need to continue pressing from the front
Nketia should pressing the hell out of their defence.
4” fergie
Guaranteed 5 mins fergie time
Weak mentality, Arsenal players stand there watch manure players push their captain around.
If we keep this up..they ill get a goal
Eddie not running the hell outta it
F off mcG. It’s you
Gabriel and Partey!
Immense.
Mo is beautiful alongside Partey, let’s hope Saliba comes good next season.
Weak mentality, Arsenal players stand there watch manure players push their captain around
Thats called bait radio
Important three point it will be if we can hold on.
Seems we have a competent defender in Gabriel.
Should be seeing out the game in a less nervous manner but it is what it is.
RR
They remember Guen prob. Show some passion and fight and get frozen out ^^
Look at Elneny!
Elneny MOTM for me
Partey and gabi are fucking monster players. For me gabi is already world class. Think about it, maguire and pogba cost 160 million. Gabi and Partey cost us 72 million pound. I know which 2 I’d rather have
Blockhead today not Maguire day
Elmeny got a tireless engine
Elneny??
Call him by his real name please: Xavi
El neny ..bravo
FFS. Bellerin. Another foul throw?!
That sums up Elneny, Greta performance
Bellerin with the magic throw in again
4 mins…. We need to hang on in there!!!
Egyptian is really winning me over big time.
If Matic shot went in. Bellerin will be crucified
Please Leno