Arsenal ended a two match unbeaten run with an impressive performance at Old Trafford. It could easily have been a win had United not played with a back 10!
Following are the ratings of the Arsenal players for the match:
Fabianski – 7.5 – Arguably the best performance from the Pole this season. Flawless. He was confident when coming forward to intercept crosses and corners and courageously denied Tevez a golden opportunity.
Sagna – 7 – He is back in form now as he kept Rooney silent all match and was always present to support the attack.
Song – 8 – He was superb. Tackling, interceptions and distribution, everything brilliant.
Toure – 8 – As good as his partner.
Gibbs – 8 – I don’t remember Ronaldo getting past him even once during the match. And he didn’t commit any foul either. Terrific performance from the young lad yet again.
Nasri – 7.5 – He is a hard worker and the United defence sometimes had no answer to his skillful manouvres.
Denilson – 7.5 – A complete performance from the holding midfielder for the day. Kept it simple, didn’t try anything special and that helped him put up a decent performance.
Fabregas – 6.5 – The captain tried as hard as he could but nothing went his way. A bad day for him. I am surprised why does he not take the corners when Arshavin’s corners are quite poor compared to Fabregas’s.
Diaby – 6 – Nothing special from the young Frechman. But at least he didn’t give possession away as often as he usually does.
Arshavin – 6.5 – A poor performance by his standards! He was not as energetic as he usually is and that can be credited to the fact that he had not yet fully recovered from his illness.
van Persie – 7 – Worked his socks off in an unfamiliar role as the lone striker. But certainly that missed header was a golden opportunity that should have been taken.
Substitutes:
Walcott – 5 – Hardly did anything notable.
Bendtner – 5.5 – A bit better than Walcott but still not as good as one would have expected.
Eboue – 5.5
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May 17, 2009 at 7:43 PM
gooner sems
is it true arsene has only 13 million to spend?
May 17, 2009 at 8:25 PM
Woody
Can somebody please explain why Bendtner plays RW and RVP plays as a sole striker? That is categorically absurd. I hate this 4-5-1 so much. If we had good CB and a good DM we would be able to play two strikers. I am a fan of Wenger and I don’t wnat him to leave but his tactics have been questionable this year to say the least. We haven’t won anything with 4-5-1 bar the last FA cup where we played horrible and defensive and squeaked by in PKs.
May 17, 2009 at 8:43 PM
jazbo
Arsene trying to clever playing Nicky B out wide, it’s stupid realy, RVP is not and never will be a lone striker, he can though operate out wide left like he dose for Holland.
Here’s a suggestion for my team next season
Almunia
Sanga Lescott Galas Clichy
Nasri Cesc Alonso Rosicki
Arshavin Eduardo
Subs – Fabianski, Song, Denilson, Vella, Bentner, Gibbs,Dojorou, Eboue,Ramsey, Merida, Toure, Treore, Huntelaar
May 17, 2009 at 9:46 PM
MikE
jazbo – where’s theo ???? and two short strikers.
no, no and thrice no!
May 17, 2009 at 10:22 PM
rosicnote3
theo doesn’t deserve a place in next season’s starting lineup.
May 17, 2009 at 11:17 PM
Zain
@gooner sems
I also read that but I don’t believe it. Ok we are not the richest club but just 13m. Noway. I don’t think it’s true.
And yeah Theo has been poor but he is a constant threat. But in da line up jazbo mentioned there rly is no place for him. Rosicky and Nasri are better.
And as for the two short strikers. Its not too bad cuz Eduardo is a good header of the ball
May 21, 2009 at 3:15 AM
Mohammad Mohsin
no rvp….?…this line up is t0o predictable….no pace…no height….v cant depnd on the fitness of roscky…..plus if u look at ur subs….excpt the strtn 11 thre no quality in it this would make the arsenal squad evn more weak than this season….if u look at our current squad n if evry1s fyt v have a really good 1…just need a tall strong defnder…n a holding mifield player…a player who could run around ppl b in their faces like fletcher,park,essien…….plus there is noo guy in the lineuP who could score at least 25 goals a season..summer signings shd be toure out,a tall strong EXperinced dfnder in….Alonso or barry in…n maybe if one thm comes only thn v shd let rvp go not adebayor….