Reviews

Denilson took matters into his own hands and unleashed a swerving shot that Myhill could not deal with, his parry fell to Bendtner who had the presence of mind to run in on Denilson's shot and he got his rewards

Andrey Arshavin was majestic in the attacking third. His awareness of his team mates is remarkable, a step ahead of everyone else at times. The ball will be fizzed into him with opposition players around him and first time he will play a side footed pass or flick into an Arsenal player without looking

Balls that have been bouncing off Theo in recent weeks were sticking, passes that were going astray were finding their intended targets. The more the simple tasks came off the more his confidence grew

Never in my time as a Gooner have I wanted a group of players to succeed more than I do now, much more than my own personal happiness. I want Arsene Wenger, Cesc Fabregas, Denilson, Abou Diaby and the youngsters who have been told they are not good enough to prove them all wrong

Emmanuel Eboue. He was direct, full of energy and gave the side a dynamic outlet. As a talent, he is hugely underestimated. Full of ability, speed and tricks. Theo Walcott would do well to watch him closely. Rarely gives a pass away

Lukasz Fabianski is a talented young keeper who will be prone to errors. Mistakes are not exclusive to goalkeepers. Fabianski will have to take the same road as the likes of Alex Song, Abou Diaby

Alex Song bossed the early exchanges of the game, he looked head and shoulders above every player on the pitch. His ability to hold off the opposition and find his team mates in little gaps is exceptional

Emmanuel Eboue has a case to start the game at right back as we are at home but with the defence in shambolic form as a unit I do not imagine Wenger resting one of our better defenders for a more offensive choice. Theo Walcott is likely to start ahead of him

Questions will be raised as to why three of our central midfielders were in forward positions at the same time. Why didn't one player take it upon themselves to drop back into a safe position behind Lampard and Malouda.

The likes of Dennis Bergkamp, Robert Pires and Thierry Henry would have been squirming like crazy had they watched Arshavin refuse to seek a better placed Arsenal player. Those players perfected the art of making the correct decision in front of goal