The mercurial Russian has been playing somewhat under the radar this season, scoring five goals and creating goal scoring opportunities for fun. Yet you feel there is plenty to come from him. After being replaced with twenty minutes to go against Birmingham last Saturday then only playing for the last 18 on Tuesday you would feel that he has sufficient energy in his legs to give 100% when the kick off starts at 4pm
Arshavin vs Rosicky – Who deserves to start?
Tomas Rosicky appears to be the polar opposite to Arshavin. He has flown out of the traps this season, recapturing some of his earlier Arsenal form. Often playing in his natural central attacking role, he has shone. Orchestrating the play as only Mozart can do
Partizan Belgrade (a) Post Match Thoughts: Arsh, Jack & Lukasz just Fab
Fabianski wasn't finished there as he denied Iliev's effort from point blank range in stoppage time. That save along with the penalty save made a big difference to the outcome of the game