Arsenal PL (A) | Man of the Match

[jimharri]

I went for Dias has held us together in just half and made some crucial blocks. But the spread of views on here shows what a real team effort this was.

It's good to see that no one player ran away with 60-odd percent of the votes. It's a team game, and you need 4 or 5 players having very good games to get results in difficult games.

 

[trevorriley]

ake / rodri ( once again ) / kdb / diaz / haaland.... But gave it to jack, he has gone to first on team sheet for big games now, well done jack. How can you not like his interviews.. He has finally adapted to his position and the reward is pep has let him come in another yard from the touchline, only taken 18 months for pep to realise !

 

[wilmslowblue1]

Everything just feels better with Dias. Gone with him

 

[1961RICH]

Silva for the job he did at LB and everywhere else !!

 

[i went to rotherham]

Voted Haaland. First game I've seen him proper get stuck in and work for the team rather than waiting for the ball to come to him

The first topic of conversation on our way back up the M1 last night was how Erling seems to have added another dimension to his game. For the Villa game and, particularly last nights' game, he has started to "put himself about" and use his size, strength and pace to 'worry' the defenders. We have been saying it for a while now, if only he could add aggression to his game. Well now, it seems, he has! Long may it continue.

 

[Bluemart]

My vote went to Dias but great all round performance especially the 2nd half.
Great to see KDB getting back to his best

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

I'm going for Eddie. He'd only got one vote and he was only a whisker off saving that pen.

 

[minimus]

Haaland unreal tonight. His work off the ball was absolutely top class!

That’s because City decided to circumvent Arsenal’s press by mostly kicking long instead of playing out from the back. Great way to get Haaland more involved because he has the strength and height to win second balls. Wish City tried that in the PL fixture against Liverpool at Anfield last fall.

 

[kiam06]

Dias comfortably for me

 

[Jesus H Gabz]

The first topic of conversation on our way back up the M1 last night was how Erling seems to have added another dimension to his game. For the Villa game and, particularly last nights' game, he has started to "put himself about" and use his size, strength and pace to 'worry' the defenders. We have been saying it for a while now, if only he could add aggression to his game. Well now, it seems, he has! Long may it continue.

Not only that, he has started to demand from his teammates, he’s showing his frustration when not getting the right pass, and his mentality and attitude is one of not giving up on this seasons PL, which is rubbing off on the squad, a few may of coasted earlier on (with medals in the back pocket) but they’re not now, he didn’t come here for second place and he’s really starting to settle