Match reaction: Arsenal 2-1 Southampton

[Kano]

Not worth judging Lucas in a game like this, playing with some second-stringers in a game where we had no flow and created little.

If WUMger drops him for the next game after one stint up front as he has done with Podolski, Alexis, Theo and others, then we're just back to square one. If he does nothing for the next month or so, then fair enough, but if he's dropped for the conservative Giroud safety net, his purchase will be almost as pointless as Park's.

Bif will remain number one for the time being. He'll lead the line against PSG I reckon. Chelsea? I'm not so sure.

[Power n Glory]

Not worth judging Lucas in a game like this, playing with some second-stringers in a game where we had no flow and created little.

If WUMger drops him for the next game after one stint up front as he has done with Podolski, Alexis, Theo and others, then we're just back to square one. If he does nothing for the next month or so, then fair enough, but if he's dropped for the conservative Giroud safety net, his purchase will be almost as pointless as Park's.

It's the stick or twist question. Perez will need time to find his rhythm in the team but whether Wenger gives it time is another question. He was too eager to get Bif on and that was a worry. You're right, we will be back a square one soon if Bif scores coming off the bench. I don't even think Perez will have long up front and will probably find himself playing on the wing if that happens.

[Ernesto]

I don't understand the furore over the penalty. In the Stoke v Man City game two penalties were awarded that would have been deemed 'soft' last season yet, crucially, they were correct decisions. Mike Dean gets a blooming medal for it.

When it happens to Arsenal, we're condemned for being lucky

[Letters]

I don't understand the furore over the penalty.

It was obviously a penalty
Surprised it was given though, those ones rarely are but he's clearly got hold of his shirt and then trips him when he's on the ground.