#5 Arsenal’s super subs
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Olivier Giroud may have fallen out of favour as Arsenal’s main striker but he’s been doing pretty well as a substitute. After the Gunners were a goal behind, Wenger dipped into his kitty and pulled out Giroud and Oxlade and his choice was vindicated as the men came together to pull off some simple yet effective play. Oxlade did well to utilise the space afforded to him on the flanks and sent a near-perfect cross into the United box.
Giroud, in many ways a traditional centre-forward, rose without a care to head the ball in past David De Gea who was pretty much forced into action for the first time tonight. Arsenal had so far failed to bother the Spanish keeper and all it took was one attempt to beat him.
In a match that was dominated by the home side, United can only blame themselves for letting Arsenal get away with a point.
