Must admit my heart sank when I heard Romero was out this evening.
But Sanchez did no wrong this evening - my only real gripe was Royal missing two decent chances but I know attack was never his game. So with that reservation all the players did well.
Really surprised Holding didn't get carded for his first major foul, so for the 3rd he got red carded for, it was frankly well past time. And although down to 10 men his sending off probably didn't change the game that much - just meant Son survived the game - if it wasn't a game of football Holding came close to a charge of GBH.
And the result of the game was really never in doubt although clearly helpful to get the first goal out of the way, followed by a 2nd well before half time.
But even with our injuries and (arguably) limited squad, our first team is so much better than theirs its beyond debate. A great position to start a squad rebuild from.
And I loved Arteta's reaction to the loss !
Not only did Dav hold strong at the back, a nice ball into Kane, setting up the third. Credit where credit is due.
Lovely that guys who might not have a huge future with the team are still going all out in a NLD.
And Kane and Son being the scorers? Poetry.