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Message: [QUOTE="DarthGrumpy, post: 2947117, member: 2141"] Well, the Gunners did get a point at Traffford; but, they should have gotten all 3 as they blew a pair of leads (Herrera was clearly offside on United's first goal). The defense still is a work in progress. The game was also very physical and I was glad that the Gunners did not back down like a Wenger team would have. I am worried about the rash of injuries that the team endured though with Ramsey's bum ankle and potential knee ligament damage to Holding. Arsenal may need to open-up the wallet over the winter to bring in some capable defensive help. On the same note, there were 6 Yellow Cards issues; but, I though the Ref was lax on Man U. Marcos Rojo as lucky not to have been sent off on two occasions in the match. Only a foul was called on his late, cleats-up tackle on Rasmey got a yellow for a late, cleat-up tackle on Ramsey just 10 minutes in that the announcers said could have easily been a straight Red. After finally picking-up a Yellow for a hard foul on Guendouzi , he then runs over Lacazette from behind in the box on an obvious goal scoring opportunity. Even though the ball did end-up in the back of the net, that should have been his another Yellow or even a straight Red instead of no call at all. Fellaini, who used to sport a well known mop of hair, should have been at least shown Yellow for pulling Geundouzi by his hair. Its not a football play, i.e. going for the ball, Geundouzi was past him and there is a likelihood of injury for doing such. I hope the FA goes after him post-match. Again, grateful for the point in Manchester, which is historically not an easy task, competing for a Top 5 finish after last seaon's nightmare, and that Man U is 8th, 8 points behind Arsenal and 18 from the leader Man City. [/QUOTE]

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