The Gunners feel asleep in the opening minutes v Chelsea, however, the lads soon woke-up and put in a stellar performance to top the Blues, 2-1, on Sunday.
Here’s what Mikel Arteta said after the match, “I thought it was an exceptional performance. I enjoyed every minute from beginning to end. The beginning was tough, but I enjoyed it because the team reacted in a spectacular way. It was beautiful.”
Well said boss. Chelsea is a relative new squad, which came into Sunday with a perfect 2-0-0 record in the Premier League. Even though Xabi Alonzo’s squad opened strong with a quick goal from Morgan Rogers, they soon lost control of the ball and the game. The Gunners showed their resilience and determination in route to producing a very good 2-1 win.
Next up is Arsenal’s Champions League opener away at Napoli in the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona.
Napoli’s manager, Massimiliano Allegri, has a very strong team even though they have gotten off to a slow Serie A start with only one win in three matches. Napoli is also the new home for Arsenal nemesis Kevin De Bruyne.
With that said, we should expect Mikel Arteta to shake-up his starting XI a little for this League Phase kick-off match in order to give a few regulars a quick rest…
[4-3-3]
Eze, Gyokeres, Saka
Rice, Havertz, Guimaraes
Hincapie, Gabriel, Konsa, White
Raya
Predicted final score: Napoli 0 – ARSENAL 2
COYG!
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