If we’re honest, very few Arsenal players emerged from last night with much credit.
It was a dreadful night for Mikel Arteta’s side as they lost 3-0 away to Manchester City on day one of Project Restart.
To make matters worse, it was a vintage Arsenal performance with regards to defensive errors, as David Luiz – who was sent off on 49 minutes – endured a shocker.
Granit Xhaka went off injured inside 10 minutes, Bukayo Saka was expertly kept out of the game and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang couldn’t get into it.
But one player who did impress Arsenal fans is goalkeeper Bernd Leno.
The German stopper, a £22 million signing during Sven Mislintat’s reign as Head of Recruitment two years ago, pulled off a string of fine saves and without him, the return trip to North London would’ve been a lot grimmer for Arteta and his players.
Here’s how Arsenal supporters reacted to the former Bayer Leverkusen star’s performance last night:
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