Oxford United v Arsenal, 20:00 GMT (ITV1/STV)

[Mac76]

My take on last night:

- I understand starting our best 3 up top. Momentum is everything and we need to go into our next EPL games with some. Plus, if you asked Arteta he would say that he want's to win the FA Cup. You can't rest all our key players if you want to do that and with second choices in other areas of the pitch we had to try to score the goals. Plus our options up top are very limited. Resting Partey Odegard and Xhaka was more important.

- Loved Eddie. He is beginning to silence the doubters and well done to him for stepping up again. Matt Turner's distribution has improved. While it was 'only' Oxford and he hardly had a save to make, he is looking more like a reliable #2.

- Vieira transformed after his first assist. He has potential but still needs to develop some physicality. Lokonga is a busted flush - Oxford's strength was in their MF but if Sambi can't cut it against lower league opposition then he is done.

- Sorry - but the transformation when Xhaka replaced Lokonga shows how important he is to this team.

Starting top 3 - yes, i could see that point though i hope Saka's ok - i think if Nelson was fit he'd have played him instead hopefully

Eddie - yes

Viera - yes

Lokonga - yes

Xhaka - only because he's not as bad as Lokonga

[21_GOONER_SALUTE]

I can't help feel though that if City get their noses ahead of us they'll cruse away with it.

This.
I am not sure Citeh have ever not won the title when leading in the 2nd half of the season.

And to be honest, they are the only team I could see us losing all 6 points to, thats why we must be in a mentally strong place when we face them....which is now 3 times thanks to the darned Cup!

[selassie]

Starting top 3 - yes, i could see that point though i hope Saka's ok - i think if Nelson was fit he'd have played him instead hopefully

Eddie - yes

Viera - yes

Lokonga - yes

Xhaka - only because he's not as bad as Lokonga ;)

All joking aside, Xhaka is one of our most important players now, he is a leader in the team.