As we're unlikely to see terraces again at football, this is the virtual equivalent where you can chat to your hearts content about all football matters and, obviously, Arsenal in particular. This forum encourages all Gooners to visit and contribute so please keep it respectful, clean and topical.
We were very nervous playing it out from the back first 25 minutes or so but started to defend much better and had a good second half from that point of view. Playing rice and Jorginho from start meant we were never going to go gung ho, which was what was needed today (unlike Wenger who would have just played the same tactics regardless)
Hopefully that gives us a confidence boost and the players start clicking again after the international break (and we don’t get any more injuries!)
Arteta on Martinelli: He's been saying for a few weeks he'd be there against City. Everyone told him he wasn't and yesterday he told me "boss I told you I would be".
Arteta adds that Trossard felt an issue with him hamstring around the half hour.
Arteta says Saka will not join up with England as he "is not available to play football at the moment."
We are really going for it now - bringing on a full back, a defensive midfielder, and a german dud who has been gash every place he has played - he'll take off jesus and claim we wanted to win the game
Partey….good ball finding Tomiyashu’s blindside run,….intelligent header to Havertz… who lays it off to Martinelliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii