^An excellent weekend for Liverpool in terms of results. But, going forward, I don't see us picking up many points from Chelsea, either Mancunian side or Tottenham. Or Southampton for that matter. The top 6 spots are still totally up for grabs and I don't like Liverpool's prospects long-term. Still, as long as we can pummel sides below us in the table it keeps us in the running.
Arsenal must be cursing the name of Van Persie. I know I would be. He was the difference in this match, pure and simple. Arsenal have become a better team since his sale but
why did they sell him to a direct league rival? I've said this before but it bears repeating.
As for the game, I thought Arsenal were
criminally hesitant in the box - particularly Giroud and Wilshere. I'm beginning to wonder if Giroud isn't beginning to slump a bit. Too many touches when they should have been shooting. Man Utd missed a couple opportunities too but Arsenal have no excuse for failing to score in this match, and frankly little excuse for not winning given the chances they created. Bendtner. :roll eyes: Even I got a sinking feeling when he stepped on the pitch. Ozil played too many sloppy passes resulting in giveaways.
Rooney had the red mist in front of his eyes, he flagrantly shoved Arsenal players out of bounds at least twice and got away with merely a lecture from the ref. His tackle on Wilshere was laughable. He did a lot of valuable chasing of defenders and was almost the only reason Man Utd spent any amount of time in Arsenal's half.
Had Liverpool faced this Man Utd team earlier in the season we would have been beaten. Man Utd have never lost in the Premier League when they've lead at the half. Will they ever?
EDIT: It's worth pointing out that Arsenal have a fairly lengthy injury list at the moment, and that has to be factored in. But they've been playing so well with the squad they had available it seems unfair to cite that as a major reason for this loss. Still, I think Mertesacker and Rosicky would have made a difference.
