Match Reaction: Arsenal v Man City

[Boss]

Match reaction... early sending off distorts the game, can't really conclude anything about our long term ambitions from this game.

- Wilshere is class and will only get better.

- We missed Arteta badly today, Diaby was a noshow throughout the game.

- Walcott was shocking, hopefully this ends any talk about him playing as a central striker.

- Chesney is top notch, if not for him the score would be at least double.

- Sagna needs a break, Giroud needs to improve his heading ability.

[Xhaka Can’t]

Match reaction... early sending off distorts the game, can't really conclude anything about our long term ambitions from this game.

- Wilshere is class and will only get better.

- We missed Arteta badly today, Diaby was a noshow throughout the game.

- Walcott was shocking, hopefully this ends any talk about him playing as a central striker.

- Chesney is top notch, if not for him the score would be at least double.

- Sagna needs a break, Giroud needs to improve his heading ability.

While technically you aren't wrong, your assessment of Diaby is a bit harsh given he has just come back. Hopefully he'll improve to levels he is more capable of - assuming he doesn't fall apart for another 6 months.

[Dennis Bendtner]

While technically you aren't wrong, your assessment of Diaby is a bit harsh given he has just come back. Hopefully he'll improve to levels he is more capable of - assuming he doesn't fall apart for another 6 months.

The unfortunate part - worsened by Arteta's injury - is the need for him to begin performing as soon as possible. He is very capable of it but that pressure allied with his injury record makes it difficult. In a good run he can provide unique qualities, even compared with others in the league.

[Özim]

Match reaction... early sending off distorts the game, can't really conclude anything about our long term ambitions from this game.

- Wilshere is class and will only get better.

- We missed Arteta badly today, Diaby was a noshow throughout the game.

- Walcott was shocking, hopefully this ends any talk about him playing as a central striker.

- Chesney is top notch, if not for him the score would be at least double.

- Sagna needs a break, Giroud needs to improve his heading ability.

Arteta has gone missing recently, not sure we missed him that much. We don't have a quality defensively minded midfielder.