Match Reaction v Man Utd

[Master Splinter]

Good start. Had to take full advantage in this period. We didn't.

Then Sagna evened the scores.

Any momentum was destroyed with WUMger taking off our two best attacking players, not taking off the utterly hopeless Sagna/Walcott axis and bringing on the ineffective Wilshere.

Cazorla, Sagna and Walcott (despite his goal) don't deserve to be starting given their form. Podolski and Wilshere are not match fit or fit full stop.

Rosicky, Ramsey, Koscielny and Mertesacker our best players again.

Three wins or bust. Maybe.

[Dennis Bendtner]

As a great fence-sitter once said, could have been better, could have been worse.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

40 minutes of intense pressing from a side that rarely does. Only going to be gassed after that in all likelihood.

A point isn't bad but it always sucks when you're the team that had the lead.

[Marc Overmars]

I did say during the game we'd be nackered from the pressing, I never expected us to keep that up. It's just a shame it took an utter fuck up to bring it all crashing down.

[Xhaka Can’t]

As disappointing as a draw against United can be,

[gunnerrrrr]

What's left to say about this team.

Ramsey - admirable work rate but football wise he does not look like he will be world class by any stretch of the imagination.

Wilshire - for all the hype I am really struggling to recall a world class performance from him this season.

Arteta, Carzola - good footballers but not world class

Kos I actually think is one of the best defenders in the league.

Sagna is and has been a thick bag of shit all season.

Average,average average - well done Wenger, looking at Dortmand what's your fucking excuse now you useless prat

[Letters]

Before the game I was seriously thinking of putting a hefty bet on RvP scoring and Utd winning. Half right but glad I didn't put the bet on.

Very good performance first half, probably our best first half of the season. Good early goal and we should have had a 2nd when we broke free. I forget who had the ball but he passed left to Podolski, it was the wrong ball - it should have gone right to Walcott who I'm sure would have scored.

Chesney made a great save to keep us in front.

And then all that good work was undone by a moment of madness by Sagna who really didn't have a good game today. Step up RvP, he was never going to miss.

2nd half Utd were better and could have gone ahead. We had our chances too though. Overall it was frustrating to drop 2 points when we could, arguably should, have had all 3 today. But it was a good performance, better than I expected, and while top 4 isn't in our hands we've got a good chance if we win our games.

[Cripps_orig]

Just got back.

As deflating a draw as we'll ever get v Man Utd. Saying that, it's better than I or any of us expected. Point is better than being destroyed.

Chesney didn't have much to do. Made a great save with his face from the ****s header and no chance with the ****s penalty. Had nothing else to do.

Gibbs had a very good game. Nani didn't have a kick all game and he was one of their shite ass players that I had banked on scoring.

Mertesacker is brilliant. The guy is a giant. His confidence on the ball is growing and his reading of the play is as good as anyone's in the history of this once great game.

Koscielny had an excellent game as well. Keep it up.

Sagna, oh dear god what has happened to you? With nothing to play for in the next 3 games, we should put Jenkinson in and offload Sagna ASAP.

Arteta was his usual self

Cazorla restored his myth reputation

Ramsey has incredible work rate but he does the stupidest of things at times.

Rosicky was once again the best player on the pitch and Wenger took him off which deflated us. He's regarded as pound for pound the worst manager in the business and he showed us why.

Podolski was never in it much although he won quite a few headers and flicked it on. Keep him upfront. Giroud

Theo as usual was excellent. Great goal. Truly loved by all true gooners as his named was sung. Shame the midfield we have is so terrible who can't find him with a pass when he's making a run. Rosicky did once and we scored. 19 goals for the season, should get 20. A legend in the making. All that needs to be said is NQ another humiliating afternoon for our beloved poster.

Subs did nothing. Jack as ineffective as when he starts. Gerv as shit as when he starts and Ox losing the ball as often as he does when he starts.

In conclusion, I reckon 6 of our players did well v the champions but the other 5 need to gtfo.

[Injury Time]

Cripps wum about as effective as Theo in second half

[Cripps_orig]

Cripps wum about as effective as Theo in second half

Tbf Man Utd improved in the 2nd half and Theo had to be on the defensive for most of it cos Sagna is shit.