Arsène Wenger is given a striking decision, Hugo Lloris climbs the wrong table and Christian Benteke’s woes rumble on
Alexandre Lacazette heard one of the loudest cheers when he came on for Danny Welbeck against Stoke City. Arsène Wenger said Welbeck had hurt his back and so Lacazette’s return from a knee injury seemed even more timely – given Arsenal play CSKA Moscow in the Europa League on Thursday, for which Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is cup-tied. Wenger loved the gesture Aubameyang made towards the end, passing up a possible hat-trick by allowing the Frenchman to take their second penalty – from which he scored. The manager said it showed the strikers had a good understanding. But can they prosper together in the long-term? It seemed significant that Wenger moved Aubameyang to the left to accommodate Lacazette as the No 9 and then spoke of how the former had played off the left at St-Etienne, and for Borussia Dortmund when they had Robert Lewandowski. Is this how Wenger sees the pair working? David Hytner
Related: Manchester City’s Pep Guardiola has Mohamed Salah top of his worry list | Richard Jolly
Related: Jürgen Klopp says Champions League tie with Manchester City will produce ‘fire’
Related: The Dozen: the weekend’s best Premier League photos
Continue reading...