A couple of years ago the prospect of getting tickets for Arsenal v Manchester United was as likely as me being propositioned by Cameron Diaz. However times change and I was able to get two tickets for my son and I.
We arrived in Finsbury Park in enough time to watch Manchester City v Spurs in the Auld Triangle. There was little doubt that the roof would come off if City scored, and so it did, only to be slightly muted by the fact that it was Nasri who opened the scoring. Even sweeter the fact that Spurs clutched defeat from the jaws of near certain victory. At 2-2 Defoe missed a gold plated chance and seconds later Ballttelli was upended and scored the resulting penalty, to give City the victory.
Not surprisingly we made our way to the stadium in fine form, and stopped to pay a visit to the statue of Thierry Henry. Sadly Henry's calf strain meant he was unavailable for selection.
The game itself showed Arsenal's strength, great finish by Van Persie, and the weakness woeful defending and a failure to see games out. At the end for the first time their appeared to be genuine unrest amongst supporters with a vocal minority calling for Wenger to go.
As someone once said, you're only as good as your last game. Arsenal have lost three games in a row, and that followed by a reluctance to open the cheque book and an empty trophy cabinet since 2005, has meant some fans have reached breaking point.
It makes the upcoming FA Cup tie v Villa and the league fixtures ahead all the more important. Admittedly Arsenal remain in the Champions league and face AC Milan home and away over the next month or so, but to many fans success in Europe seems but a dream when points are lost at Fulham and Swansea.
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