A Fixture That Both Teams Circle On Their Calendars At The Beginning Of Every Season, Manchester United Vs Arsenal Is Well Regarded As One Of The Marquee Premier League Fixtures, Dating Back To When I Started Following Arsenal, Back In The Early 2000’s - The Tie Has Lost Some Of It’s Allure Over The Years, Due To Both Sides Having Suffered A Fall From Grace, Yet We Were Again Reminded Of What This Game Means To Football As A Whole - Arsenal Came Into Manchester Needing A Win, After 2 League Defeats On The Trot, Against A Manchester United Side That Had Begun To Find Some Degree Of Form, After A 6-1 Drubbing At The Hands Of “That Other Team In North London”. For Mikel Arteta To Come Up Against A Side That We Hadn’t Beaten Away In 14 Years, Was Somewhat Poetic, Knowing How He Often Played Against United, For Arsenal, In Teams That Weren’t Always Built, Or Prepared To Get A Result In Such Settings... Artekas Pulled Off A Tactical Masterclass, That Was Encapsulated By A Very United-Like Decision Going Our Way, For A Change; While Mike Dean Can Be Something Of A Diva, When The Stage Takes Over Him, He Managed The Game Very Well, And Allowed Us To Enjoy A More Competitive Game, That Came Down To Tactics, Desire, And Talent; For Us As Arsenal Fans, Having A Referee Who Actually Referees The Game Fairly, Is A Much Welcome Reality, That We Can Live With, As We Are Now Free To Play Our Game, And Play With 11 Men, In Big Games.
After 29 Winless Games Away At “Top 6” Clubs, Arsenal FC Have Finally Brought Back A W, From An Away Trip Against A Fellow Heavyweight, Which Only Bodes Well For The Future Of Our Club. Now That Mikel Has Proven That He Can Maximize What He Currently Has At His Disposal, To Attain Results That We Couldn’t Get In The Previous Decade, Speaks Volumes Of The Manager That We Have. Going Into The Game, I Was Confident In Our Ability To Finally Pull Off A Win At Old Trafford, Partly Due To How Things Are Changing For Our Team, Which Is Largely Down To Our Manager, Who Made His Expertise Count Against A Lesser Manager, To Ensure That He Wins The Game, Despite The Opposition Having Higher Quality Players. The Onus Is Now On The Board To Back Mikel Over The Next 5 Transfer Windows, As He Builds His Squad Up To Compete For The Highest Honours, Until January, Artekas Will Need To Keep Managing His Squad Well, And Improving The Personnel Already At The Club, To Make Us An Attractive Destination For Other Elite Level Talent, That Our Board Can Bump The Cheese Up For, And Sign Up.
Timestamps
1:00 - A Much Welcome Change Of Mentality
3:25 - Sometimes, Early Chances Lead To Late Goals...
4:25 - 1-Nil To The Arsenal, Finally Meets Wengerball
6:15 - You Earn Your Respect, Rodney Dangerfield!
9:05 - A New, Optimistic, Opposition Outlook
10:15 - Rob Holdinho, The British Beckenbauer
12:00 - Respect The Ruthlessness...
13:30 - No Ego, No Problems
13:45 - #GuessTheLineUpAFC
14:15 - Player Ratings
39:00 - Sidenotes For Those Of Us On The Sidelines
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