TalkSPORT pundit Darren Bent has shared a head-turning verdict after Arsenal secured a significant 2-0 win over Paris Saint-Germain within the Champions League on Tuesday.
Arsenal 2-0 PSG – match report
Supervisor Mikel Arteta was a delighted man on the full-time whistle as his Gunners facet put in an imposing, fierce show towards the Ligue 1 champions final evening – significantly within the first half.
The north Londoners dominated the early phases on dwelling turf, with celebrity winger Bukayo Saka threatening early and fizzling a curling shot simply over Gianluigi Donnarumma’s right-hand prime nook put up.
It was an indication of issues to come back, and it did not take lengthy for the rating to open. Arsenal seemed to press dwelling their domination and located a breakthrough when Leandro Trossard minimize inside with a looping cross for Kai Havertz, who towered above Donnarumma and nodded his facet into the lead.
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Arsenal’s subsequent 5 Premier League video games |
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Southampton (dwelling) |
October 5 |
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Bournemouth (away) |
October 19 |
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Liverpool (dwelling) |
October 27 |
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Newcastle United (away) |
November 2 |
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Chelsea (away) |
November 10 |
Thereafter, Arteta’s males continued to knock on the door, with Saka then getting on the scoresheet to make it 2-0 – as his tame free-kick by some means discovered its means by means of quite a few our bodies and past Donnarumma into the underside nook.
Havertz actually ought to have made it 3-0 within the second half – having missed a gaping free header inside the world – earlier than Gabriel Martinelli compelled Donnarumma right into a save right down to his left quarter-hour from the full-time whistle.
It was a convincing show by Arsenal towards Luis Enrique’s facet, with Thomas Partey also impressing with a tenacious performance in midfield. Arteta, talking after his facet’s win, heaped reward on his crew for managing the sport effectively.
“The best way we performed the primary half and the way decided and courageous we have been,” stated Arteta after Arsenal’s win over PSG.
“The standard we confirmed once more towards this sort of opponent and be so dominant, rating the 2 objectives. Then we wished that completely different second half in all probability, proceed to be that dominant and with the ball to be extra composed than we have been. We had three large probabilities to attain the third one, and doubtless that will’ve killed the sport, it didn’t. Credit score to them as effectively, the modifications they made, the difference that they made, they compelled us to play once more in a unique space of the pitch and we had extra issues after and to proceed to play the best way we performed within the first half.”
Darren Bent criticises Bukayo Saka after Arsenal win over PSG
Talking on talkSPORT, pundit Bent reacted to the conflict and prompt that Saka underperformed regardless of his aim.
Certainly, Bent claimed that Saka was “on the fringes” against PSG, and says he is watched the England worldwide put in significantly better performances.
“I assumed he [Trossard] performed rather well in the present day,” stated Bent on talkSPORT (through TBR).
“Saka received the help within the first half. I assumed he was sort of on the fringes, I’ve seen him play higher.”
In response to SofaScore, the 23-year-old was Arsenal’s second-best performer behind Havertz – managing 59 touches, a key move and naturally getting on the scoresheet, though he did lose possession 18 occasions in whole.
The numbers inform a opposite story to Bent’s, however that once more exhibits the true distinction between statistics and other people’s opinions on the attention.
