The score was about right. The Gunners deserved to win comfortably, which is not to say that it was easy or that we didn't male mistakes. A couple of those mistakes probably should have been punished, but weren't. We gave the ball away cheaply several times; Partey was particularly loose. Our goals were magisterial, Havertz expertly heading a perfect cross from Saka past Jose Sa in the first half, and Saka receiving a Havertz pass out wide, cutting in, and lashing one inside Sa's near post. Both were unstoppable. We could have had more but for stout defending and wayward finishing. All in all, Arteta learned a few things and our main men were close to their best form. The Merino buy looks more necessary than ever after this worrisome start from Partey, though. Timber came on late and looked very sharp, but tried to do too much and was robbed of the ball once in a bad spot. He'll get a talk about that from Arteta.
I still wonder if Timber or Calafiori could play as a holding midfielder.
Well, it's Aston Villa next weekend. They looked very good today beating West Ham in London.
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