Football is well and truly back 😂

Yes we decided we wanted to get 90mins or as close to it out of some of our players today. Zinchenko, Nelson and KIWIOR not getting anything at all is sometimes a sign we’re not risking them as talks could be ongoing elsewhere. Kiwior getting no minutes is interesting.

If my guy is going to start doing diving headers, then o want Madueke whipping that ball in from the left more often than not. Gyökeres movement is elite and he will throw his body at anything. Madueke has shown he is happy to cross early or go at his man.

Ødegaard linking up with Gyökeres before a delightful lob pass to Martinelli who rolls it to Saka to score. I want to see plenty more like this, lovely stuff.

Nigel Winterburn bugged me on comms with this one. Dec got the weight wrong of the pass, gave it away from the corner but recovered, fairs. Nige suggested the idea behind the corner was terrible. Wrong. If the pass has more on it, we then play a first time ball back inside…

In his defence, he was playing against Jurien Timber and then Ben White. How many wingers actually get change out of either of them?

Has any other Arsenal fans had to stop referring to themselves as a ‘Gooner’, when someone asks what team you support? 😫

This is the most Leeds like signing I could have expected this window. They needed someone to take over from Patrick Bamford.

Hey @Grok which Football players or ex football players have viewed my profile before? No need to tag them or give an explanation, just name them.

Do I think Declan is better captain than Ødegaard, on the pitch yes. Off the pitch, we don’t see enough, only what the media want us to see. But modern captains are different now to Tony’s day. So you can’t judge it all the same. It would be a big hit to Ødegaard if he lost it.

PSG HAVE BLOOD ON THEIR HANDS

Ready to go.

“but we are looking internally for a defender”. Man’s got that many players on the books, he needs to put a filter on an Excel spreadsheet just to locate his defenders.

Andre Onana, this is where you come in.

Really good interview with Mikel Arteta from Men in Blazers, well worth the watch. Key takes: - First contact with Gyökeres. - The rise of Max Dowman. - Hiring a sleep specialist at the club - The small margins between coming second and winning it all. youtu.be/X8xzjubdGPk?si…

It’s going to be a long season for Brentford

Arsenal need to be in a strong position come the hour mark in this game. Man Utd set to soak and counter with intentions to hit us hard with the inclusion of Sesko and Amad Diallo off the bench. We can handle them, yes. But debut for Sesko and Diallo just has the knack of luck!

HT Man Utd 0 - 1 Arsenal Rice and Gabriel both looked sluggish at times, understandable for Gabriel. Saliba not sharp enough for the first 25mins. Gyokeres was fatiguing with little minutes pre season, worked hard, looked strong, limited service. We all need to up the level.

On a day we looked leggy and not at the races, with some key players still short on match fitness, Martin Ødegaard put in a captains performance from the first minute to the last. Never stopped working, never stopped organising and even got a little heated with Cunha. My MOM

I’d love to know what was going through this man’s head with some of the calls, or lack of calls in the game. Fortunately no major decisions were incorrectly made that impacted the result.