Morning all. When the team news came through, I’d no idea Covid had forced Mikel Arteta to make a few changes. That’s assuming Mikel opted to change his team around because of it of course. I first thought ‘at last, he’s changing tact’. No Willian, Gabriel or Luiz. No Aubameyang or Pepe to start with either which made me smile with relief. Xhaka in midfield though against an exciting Chelsea attack was a concern to say the least. Misplaced though, totally misplaced. A perfectly executed penalty from Lacazette, a wonderful free kick from Xhaka and the most audacious shot from man of the match Saka to make it 3-0. Without my Arsenal tinted specs on, we utterly deserved those three...
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