Fabrizio Romano has responded to the – attract concerning Manchester Town and Arsenal by praising the Gunners’ defence as they floor out an vital position at the Etihad Stadium.
It’s not normally we see Arsenal getting satisfied to sit back again and defend, but they executed their recreation system well in this hard fixture, preventing Man Metropolis from building a good deal of crystal clear-slash probabilities.
Speaking exclusively to CaughtOffside for his Daily Briefing column, Romano praised the good Arsenal defence, singling out William Saliba and Gabriel Magalhaes for praise, even though also praising Josko Gvardiol for the way he came in and shone for Town in a tough video game.
Gvardiol has not always been an computerized starter given that transferring to Town very last summertime, and enthusiasts could be forgiven for sensation a bit nervous about the younger Croatian filling in for the hurt John Stones, but he did his position well.
There’s been a bit of criticism for Arsenal on social media, but Romano undoubtedly is not possessing any of it as he praised their defence and delivered us with some thoughts on the state of the Leading League title race.
Fabrizio Romano on Metropolis-Arsenal and the state of the title race
“It wasn’t a vintage involving Manchester Metropolis and Arsenal yesterday, but however an intriguing tactical contest, and I felt Arsenal defensively are remarkable. It was a great general performance by William Saliba and Gabriel Magalhaes, with Arsenal limiting City’s odds during the recreation,” Romano stated.
“Obviously for now it appears to be like like a very good consequence for Liverpool, who beat Brighton before in the day, but I also don’t assume it is over for Metropolis however as we know they under no circumstances give up, and they confirmed that when they arrived from 5 points at the rear of to overtake Arsenal in the title race last season.
“As very well as Saliba and Gabriel, I was also amazed by Josko Gvardiol, who came in and did an excellent position in a tricky and tense sport. There ended up a large amount of alterations at the back for Town as they started out without Ederson, John Stones and Kyle Walker, but the players who arrived in nevertheless did definitely effectively.”
