Almost more than watching his ability on the pitch, I wanted to see Wenger being forced into making a decision. One that we haven't seen for a while. He would have had to fit Nasri, Cesc, Van Persie, Adebayor and Arshavin into four slots
Fast Forward to today and replace anything Manure with Arsenal-related, and you will get what the media and the fans are saying about our club recently
We haven't seen the best of this kid yet, I think many including myself at times have watched him and not taken into consideration
Andrey Arshavin has a bit of that in him but he is mainly a very talented team player. The great Thierry Henry was someone who could burst past two defenders
This is Stan's club now and that makes me so pleased, Arsenal will at last be run by a proper football team and will hopefully spend £200 million on new players
Samir Nasri was our best player in the opening minutes, he had drive, energy and control from both central midfield and left wing. Next season will be a big season for the young lad who is still only 21 years old
I have a funny feeling that this game will match the hype, two great footballing teams will give their all but I hope that Arsenal's home advantage and desire will come out tonight
As much as I do not like Cesc behind Adebayor he can rotate with the other midfielders behind him during the game. What is most important is our balance and I believe that Diaby out on the left makes us unbalanced
Better Arsenal teams in recent years have had much tougher times at Fratton park but as that saying goes, you can only beat what is in front of you and at 2-0 up Portsmouth were being brushed aside
The likes of Denilson, Bendtner and Eboue. Our back four are currently down to the barest of bones so not much rotation will take place in that area of the pitch