Arsenal answers back: Minus the panache with gumption

Those fighting qualities which seemed to have disappeared during the City and Man Utd games resurfaced yesterday against Standard Liege. Yes, it was Liege doing the siege in the first three minutes with Arsenal's self inflicted wounds as Eduardo errant back heel found Elaquim Mangala who blasted his shot into the left corner of goal. Vito Mannone looked disgusted at the cheap giveaway. Even worse was to follow as Eboue was turned inside out by Milan Jovanovic and then fouled in the box by the barest of contact by Gallas. The penalty was converted. Just awful defending and Mannone was probably correct in thinking this would be a long night for him. Abou Diaby sparked the comeback slipping in a pass for Nicholas Bendtner who ran at an angle and smacked the ball between the goalkeepers legs. The new Bendtner. Diaby's feat was... [read full story]                    

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