It was a seriously promising afternoon for Arsenal and under-fire Arsene Wenger at the Emirates today as his side overcame Manchester United 2-0.
It’s a result that seriously strengthens the Gunners’ push for the Champions League places and with Liverpool drawing against Southampton earlier today, Arsenal have picked up some serious ground in the league.
There were some strong performances from the likes of Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain once again whilst United’s much-changed XI didn’t really look like winning the match at any point throughout the afternoon.
Jose Mourinho had one eye on his side’s second-leg Europa League semi-final with Celta Vigo later next-week which is understandable but the ease in which his side were beaten today has left the United fans here in the Tavern a little frustrated.
But the result is in the bag for Arsenal, who will take serious hope into their final couple of games this season.
And after the result, we’ve gathered the thoughts of everyone here in the pub to give you the 2 things we learned during the game…
Oxlade-Chamberlain certainly has a future at the club
One of the standout performers on both sides was Arsenal winger Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, who turned in a seriously good performance infront of the home faithful.
Some of the punters here in the pub had lost faith in him a little bit over the past few years but he’s beginning to get them back onside.
He was quick, skilful and looked seriously promising yet again.
United’s second-string squad struggled
In a much-changed XI, Manchester United struggled throughout against the Gunners and it’s clear their second-string squad wasn’t up to the task of dealing with the Gunners.
Axel Tuanzebe had a superb debut against Arsenal and more than kept Alexis Sanchez quiet but there were other members of the squad that looked poor throughout.
