Arsenal 1-0 Manchester United

Well, that was fun.

Fresh out of the title race and with the handbrake well and truly off, Arsenal put in the kind of shift and performance that had they happened more frequently this season would have been the benchmark.

That our benchmark has in fact been drawing or losing from winning positions, or not taking our chance to edge ahead even when the opportunity is presented to us on a silver salver, makes yesterday all the more frustrating.

Birmingham City 0-3 Arsenal

Now that's what I call fairweather blogging! I raved about the Chelski performance, but kept mum after earthward bump at Wigan. Now I'm back to doff the cap to the team for today's performance at lowly Birmingham, which was as excellent as Wigan was disappointing as Chelski was excellent.