The 23-year-old played a part in Arsenal’s first three Premier League games of the season, but was an unused substitute against Southampton, while playing just 19 minutes of their Champions League draw against Paris Saint-Germain.
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“He showed his detractors, those who doubted him, that he is a very good goalkeeper”.
Adrien Rabiot has managed to slowly establish himself in the middle of the park at the Parc des Princes as he has made at least 20 or more league appearances in each of the past three seasons for the French champions.
They should have lost by a distance, after Edinson Cavani put PSG ahead as early as the first minute.
Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers believes a missed penalty with the score at 1-0 proved the “turning point” in his side’s 7-0 loss at Barcelona – reports the Mirror.
On the face of things, a 1-1 draw away at Paris Saint-Germain would seem a creditable enough achievement in midweek. Arsene Wenger now has a team full of quality players across the board, but on initial evidence, he’s struggling to figure out what the best mix is and to get them working as a cohesive unit. “He presses well, the whole team must trust him”. “We played very well”.
Admittedly, Mustafi did not have a good evening, right from the first minute when he was caught out of position as Cavani headed home from Serge Aurier’s cross. Francis Coquelin was preferred over the Switzerland worldwide as Santi Cazorla’s partner, which drew some questions about the midfielder’s ability to adapt to the pace and intensity of the English top-flight.
Despite everything, Wenger made no changes at the interval. Only four players were marked as poorly across all the Champions League fixtures that night – another was the familiar figure of Kolo Toure, shipping seven against Barcelona.
Arsenal relied mainly on counter-attacking, but started the second half by applying some pressure.
Giroud gave Arsenal a focal point, but could not fix their absent midfield. Angel Di Maria’s whipped corner was halfway to making Sportscenter’s Top 10 had it not been for Ospina glancing the near-olimpico past the far post.
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Mesut Ozil had a poor night on the whole, but he came alive to pick out Alex Iwobi, whose powerful shot was kept out by goalkeeper Alphonse Areola. He was the hero, but not as much as Ospina, who bravely denied Cavani again.
