Arsenal are at a defining moment in their season and the choices before them are stark. They can invest in the squad, reinvigorate the season and go full-throttle at the Premier League and Champions League or they can stagger on as they are until the reach breaking point. It's as simple as that. The Newcastle … Continue reading Arsenal 1 Manchester United 1: The season is hurtling towards the precipice
For a long time now, Manchester United have been a shadow of their former selves, reduced to meme fodder and social media whipping boys. They have gone through manager after manager, rebuild after rebuild and, on almost every occasion, come out of it worse than when they went in. This season has seen plenty more … Continue reading Arsenal vs Manchester United: Expect more of the same from canny visitors
We took three points, we closed the gap on Liverpool and we continued to irk the entire league with our staggering proficiency at set pieces – what more could we have asked for? Sure, it wasn’t the most eye-catching performance and it was a little more laboured than we might have liked at times but … Continue reading Arsenal 2 Manchester United 0: As the corners keep coming, the tears keep flowing
They're bumping along the bottom at the minute but they won't be there forever, let's kick them while they're down.
We have answered every question put to us and solved every puzzle. It's that sort of mentality, that monster mentality, that powers championship seasons.
This was not the sort of defeat that heralded an all-consuming sense of disaster or dread, this was one of those rare occasions when there was more reason to be hopeful than forlorn.
It has been billed as the first real test of the season for Mikel Arteta's dynamic young side and while that may not be true in terms of technical level, it may well be in terms of hostility, atmosphere and intensity.
At times this season, Manchester United have been, frankly, amateurish
We can all be grateful that our weekends remain in tact despite Arsenal's failure to win on Saturday
How can Mikel Arteta make it back-to-back wins over Manchester United?
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