WHAT HAPPENED Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang rolled home a nerveless second-half penalty as Arsenal struck a huge blow in the race for the top four. Granit Xhaka had put us ahead with a long-range goal in the opening half, but after a dangerous United side repeatedly threatened to draw level, Aubameyang exorcised the demons of his penalty miss last weekend to seal a huge three points. It was just reward for a hard-working, battling performance. We started like a side determined to put Thursday's poor result behind us, and soon started to rack up the shot count in the opening half. The twin strike-force of Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette started well, both trying speculative shots in the...
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