We had 32 shots against Manchester United on Sunday - an average of more than one every minutes - but after 96 thrilling minutes we had just one goal and no points. ‘Expected goals’ (or xG) is a metric that has been more prominent this season and, on the strength of that measurement, we should have won the game 5-2. The only score that matters though is the goals tally - and we fell short at both ends of the pitch. Here’s what Arsene Wenger thought: on the xG [expected goals] being 5-2 in Arsenal’s favour… Yes, of course [that’s clear] if you have seen the game. What would be fair in football is that in these kinds of games you have to be efficient and we had the chances to...
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