“For me, one of the highlights of yesterday’s game was the unanimous chanting of Sir Tom Finney’s name by both the Arsenal and Liverpool fans. Most of these fans have never seen him play, yet they respect him because of the legendary stories they have heard about him. It’s moments like these that reinforce my belief in the unifying force of the Beautiful Game.”
– Parth Rajwade, Football Paradise
Arsenal were coming back from a drab game against the red of Manchester and a drubbing from Liverpool. On the other hand, the reds were coming back from a resilient performance at Craven Cottage and against Arsenal, arguably an exhibition the best football we’ve seen at Anfield.
As promised, Brendan Rodgers fielded a strong side last night at the Emirates with only a few changes; Kolo Toure replaced by Agger, who was returning from injury, Henderson benched because of a wrist injury and Brad Jones replacing Simon Mignolet in goal. Kolo Toure needed some time off, especially after committing two high profile errors in the space of a fortnight.
On the other hand, Yaya Sanogo who had previously just played 38 mins for Arsneal made his debut, taking up Olivier Giroud’s place in the starting lineup who sensationally confessed cheating on his wife just an hour before the game. Wenger was taking none of this and decided he won’t be scoring on the pitch (too*) today.