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It was the first time Le Boss was able to name the same back four for consecutive matches which meant the returning Verminator was left on the bench as an improving Koscielny played alongside the BFG with Johan Djourou and Andrew Saint in the full back positions. Well, on paper that was who were tasked with defending. As it transpired, the first half saw them doing very little of that as the lads spent much of the opening 45 running around in weird directions like they were
Aaron Ramsey was absolutely sensational today and following his Stoke City display, he could be close to his best. His pass for van Persie's first goal was eye of the needle stuff. A reversed slice pass into the path of Gervinho who may have gone for goal himself if he had scored from Walcott's