Match report – Player ratings – Video I said in yesterday's blog I wasn't sure that Mikel Arteta would go for it the way he did in terms of team selection, selecting Thomas Partey to anchor the midfield with Emile Smith Rowe, Martin Odegaard, Nicolas Pepe, Bukayo Saka and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, but he did, and fair play. I don't think it quite worked the way we might have liked, but it was a lovely show of intent. There were moments where it could have clicked, more on that anon, but this was a win built on a delicious Odegaard goal, and huge defensive commitment. The stand-out players were at the back, and when you go to Burnley that's pretty much what you need. You know...
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