Sunderland 1-1 Arsenal

Arsenal fans came into this match hoping for a reaction to last weeks unexpected loss to Hull. True, we may have poopoo-ed all over Porto in midweek but many expected a sterner test against the Black Cats and rightly so. A good result in this game would go some way to convincing the doubters that we might actually achieve something in the league this season.

There was a surprise in the team selection when Samir Nasri was left out of the starting XI. Whether he hasn’t yet recovered from his injury or the rigours of Ramadan is unclear, but it meant that both Denilson and Song