I Really Want The Gooners To Win This One.

Then Maybe 'Roy The Boy' Will shell out 20m for Carlton Cole!

If that comes off, What will Villa get out him for Nigel Real Cockup?

I just love the Sunday papers !

We should have won it, whether they had 11, 10 or - for a while - 9 men we always had more than 60% possession but lacked the final ball, the shot from 18 yards, whatever it was and it was all a touch frustrating TBH.
Reina did well for them - I wouldn't say he knew much about the own goal he's supposed to have scored, the bloke was rushing back to cover so could hardly stop in mid-stride to carry tha ball anywhere else when it arrived - I thought we'd scored with a Rosicky shot but he touched it over.
I'm pretty sure Liverpool were happier with the point at the death than we were (in the 78th minute I was still expecting us to score twice!) - still, there we are. On wards and upwards, as they say. Looking forward to seeing Captain Cesc next time around and, oh yes, I was pleasantly surprised to see Koscielny more than hold his own in the centre of defence - good positional play, sharp inteceptions and good distribution out of defence - how the hell he got a second yellow for hand-ball when the ball was played at him from one yard is beyond me. Still, part of the learning cycle. Nearly get your leg taken off in a late challenge and get two yellows - I reckon he's got a future this lad!

Still, this was a tricky opener. A 1-1 is no failure for us.