Great result, but I think at half time, we all thought the scoring wasn't finished. Some have blamed the changes made at half time, but it did look at the time as if they were enforced changes, which Moyes confirmed after the game. To be fair, the home team were always going to improve after the break, they could hardly be much worse really. So the second half was at least partly explicable.
We are finally on the run we had all hoped to see, but i'm not getting too giddy yet, we haven't really looked that much better in all honesty, as the second half showed. I'm not really convinced by Arsenal this season, but next week will tell us something about where we are, all the same.
As usual it's always nice to see Januzaj on the teamsheet, and whilst he didn't have the impact he usually does, he still did more than enough to justify selection. It was a blow to lose Carrick, I hope he makes a recovery in time for next week, our midfield doesn't bare thinking about otherwise. Vidic made a rare back to back appearance, but in all truth wasn't really tested. The most encouraging aspect of that first half hour was the link up play and movement of our forwards, Van Persie and Rooney were on fire and in synch for the first time this season. Both got on the score sheet and both turned provider. With Januzaj causing problems on the left and Valencia having one of his better games, the absence of Carrick wasn't felt as much as it might have been.
Cleverley and Jones did a decent job in the first half, but Fellaini once again looked a bit of a lost soul when introduced during the second half, pretty worrying that really. The goals were all excellently conceived and executed, but I suppose we have to take poor opposition into account.
Given my take on Arsenal and looking at Chelski's unexpected defeat at the barcodes, I suppose we are reasonably placed if we can get two decent results against the north London duo. It really is a different season this year.
We are finally on the run we had all hoped to see, but i'm not getting too giddy yet, we haven't really looked that much better in all honesty, as the second half showed. I'm not really convinced by Arsenal this season, but next week will tell us something about where we are, all the same.
As usual it's always nice to see Januzaj on the teamsheet, and whilst he didn't have the impact he usually does, he still did more than enough to justify selection. It was a blow to lose Carrick, I hope he makes a recovery in time for next week, our midfield doesn't bare thinking about otherwise. Vidic made a rare back to back appearance, but in all truth wasn't really tested. The most encouraging aspect of that first half hour was the link up play and movement of our forwards, Van Persie and Rooney were on fire and in synch for the first time this season. Both got on the score sheet and both turned provider. With Januzaj causing problems on the left and Valencia having one of his better games, the absence of Carrick wasn't felt as much as it might have been.
Cleverley and Jones did a decent job in the first half, but Fellaini once again looked a bit of a lost soul when introduced during the second half, pretty worrying that really. The goals were all excellently conceived and executed, but I suppose we have to take poor opposition into account.
Given my take on Arsenal and looking at Chelski's unexpected defeat at the barcodes, I suppose we are reasonably placed if we can get two decent results against the north London duo. It really is a different season this year.
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