A point is exactly what we deserved to get from this game. We were sloppy all over the field. And what's with Alexis? He used to shoot all the time; now he seems to want to make assists (and he got a peach on Giroud's equalizer). Per may take himself out of the running for another start after being exposed in this game. We should have started a back four. Poor all around. Lacazette once more disappeared in the second half.
Oddly, two of the teams above us dropped three points, and Liverpool dropped two. City and Spuds won. So we actually gained a point on United and Chelsea. Clearly, winning the league is not in the cards for the Gunners. We'll be fortunate to finish in the top four.
United got outplayed at home and lost 1-2 to City, all three of the goals created by horrible defensive errors. Mourinho's mopey post-match interview was my second favorite moment of the day, soccer-wise (the first was of course Giroud's sublime header). After trying all week to work the refs on City's diving team, it was his own guy Herrera who was carded for throwing himself onto the turf. Naturally, Mou insisted it was a penalty. Klopp was entertainingly outraged at the cosmic injustice of a late penalty that saw Everton draw the derby after being thoroughly outplayed. You can watch it here.
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