Thing is I don't think we've been good enough in big domestic games this season - haven't won at home against City, Liverpool or United. Lacked the quality in those games that a team aspiring to win the title should have

Game relied on moments. We lacked quality in the crucial moments and got done for it. Team was much better than in recent matches but that is cold comfort

Pain

Gabriel very lucky there. Absolutely idiotic

Lads please lets not do that

Horrific news about Alex Manninger. Without his saves we wouldn't have won the 98 double. An Arsenal legend forever. Rest In Peace

Well, we're through. But I don't think I can bear many more Arsenal games with Zubimendi at the core of our midfield. Just exhausting to watch

Remembering the days of the dreaded Flamtera and seeing Zubimendi and the way the game gets killed every time the ball is played through him...

Started the second half ok-ish and now we have dropped off them majorly. Some very poor distribution from the back

Gotten a bit scrappy end of the first half after a decent opening 30

A quick Arsenal throwin in the first half. What a time to be alive

I don't rate their keeper I wish we'd just try getting it on target

Bit worried about the Zubimendi dropoff as well. The Merino injury is part of it but also, worried he doesn't have enough dimensions to his play

Also as an aside - it's not the reason Arsenal lost today but the throwins have been getting worse and worse as the season has progressed, and I'm now having qualms about the new throwin coach as a result

Also Madueke's biggest failures were defensive and not sure how bringing Dowman on helped that

Yep. Three subs in the 55th reeked of panic, when only really 1 or 2 tops were warranted. Dowman could have been held back till much later

Winning all these 1-0s and set pieces was acceptable if the defence was strong. The way we are at the moment, giving away cheap goals galore and unable to create even proper chances as a counterweight, is so unsustainable I'm now worried about next season

For all the other improvements in this Arsenal side - fitness, mentality, leadership - we are still coming up dreadfully short tactically. Iraola did his homework and Arteta's Arsenal were absolutely schooled today

Getting nightmare flashbacks to the depths of the Wenger era where teams would press us and destroy us. The likes of Schalke and Dortmund enjoying themselves in our rear third

The period of play at 62' is some
Of the worst I've seen of us. To
Go from attacking advantage to Raya paralysed at the back, absolutely awful

We've been worse since the subs

Defensively Madueke has had a dreadful game

If ever a match needed a reboot it was this one. Second best in a lot of places. Zubimendi has had a torrid game. Few players have redeemed themselves except maybe Gabriel and Lewis-Skelly

What I hope for today: a strong start, set out our stall and the tone for the whole match. Early chance creation and a real goal threat. #COYG

Just landed and first things first, check the score. COYI

Alvarez is some player on his day

That said Raya probably my POTM, two great saves to keep us in it

Reminded a little of the Bilbao match that. Started off the pace, gradually grew into it, scored late, blue shirts

Not sure what is better the touch and finish from Havertz or the ball in from Nelli

That is a fantastic result. Just the tonic we need