Oleksandr Zinchenko compared Mohamed Elneny to ‘Zidane’ on Instagram after Arsenal beat Chelsea 1-0 at Stamford Bridge to move back to the top of the Premier League table.
Mikel Arteta’s side faced one of their toughest tests of the season so far because it was against their neighbours, possible challengers and it was on the road.
But the Gunners ensured that Graham Potter’s side, who have now lost back-to-back games in the Premier League, hardly threatened them.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was in the spotlight before the game because he was coming up against his former club, and most importantly Arteta, since he was stripped of the captain’s armband and then moved on to Barcelona back in January.
Well, the Gabon star had an afternoon to forget, with Gabriel, no not Jesus, but Magalhaes, scoring the only goal of the game.
Nonetheless, Elneny didn’t start the game, but he did come on as a sub during the final few minutes and he posted on IG that he is ‘proud’ to be part of the team, with Zinchenko posting in the comments section ‘Egyptian Zidane’.
WORLD CUP BREAK COMES AT THE WRONG TIME
If Liverpool, who have battled Manchester City during the past few years, were putting up these types of performances, then many would be backing them to win the title.
Now, it’s still early days yet, but surely the Arsenal fans are starting to believe the unthinkable can happen.
The break for the 2022 World Cup has come at the wrong time because it stalls their momentum, but before a ball was kicked, fans would have been happy with Champions League football.
Yet, Arteta could be onto something whereby he out trumps his own teacher in the race to be champions of England.
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