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Aidan Bennison

Player Ratings: Arsenal v Manchester City

by Aidan Bennison on April 26, 2010

Arsenal 0 Manchester City 0 Lukasz Fabianski – Has been in the firing line for the past week but was under no such pressure during the match. Had very little to do throughout the whole encounter apart from the odd high ball or tame cross. 6 Bacary Sagna – Defensively solid. He kept Craig Bellamy [...]

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Player Ratings: Barcelona v Arsenal

by Aidan Bennison on April 7, 2010

Barcelona 4 (Messi 21, 37, 42, 88) Arsenal 1 (Bendtner 19) Manuel Almunia – Conceded four goals so at the end of the day can’t be rated all that highly. None of them were really his fault but he didn’t step up his game despite the fact that he was playing the best side in [...]

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Player Ratings: Arsenal v Wolves

by Aidan Bennison on April 4, 2010

Arsenal 1 (Bendtner 90+4) Wolves 0 Manuel Almunia – Didn’t have the chance to excel today as he was pretty much a bystander for the entire encounter. Made the odd simple save but that was about it. Can’t really get a high rating today because he did very little, but that’s not really his fault. [...]

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Player Ratings: Arsenal v Barcelona

by Aidan Bennison on April 1, 2010

Arsenal 2 (Walcott 69, Fabregas pen 85) Barcelona 2 (Ibrahimovic 46, 59) Manuel Almunia – Should have stayed on his line for the opening goal of the match, however without him it could have been a lot worse. Realistically he kept us in the game, making a string of fine saves and keeping the likes [...]

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Player Ratings: Birmingham City v Arsenal

by Aidan Bennison on March 28, 2010

Birmingham City 1 (Phillips 90+2) Arsenal 1 (Nasri 81) Manuel Almunia – Sorry but he really has to make that save. For the rest of the match bar that one decisive moment he was okay, but he bottled it when it mattered. Add to that the fact that his distribution was poor and it was [...]

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Player Ratings: Arsenal v West Ham

by Aidan Bennison on March 21, 2010

Arsenal 2 (Denilson 5, Fabregas pen 83) West Ham 0 Manuel Almunia – Fantastic performance from the Gunners custodian as he improved on his recent run of solid form. His distribution was accurate and he marshalled his box with real authority. He made some important saves, but none more crucial than his penalty stop which [...]

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Player Ratings & Match Video: Hull City v Arsenal

by Aidan Bennison on March 14, 2010

Hull City 1 (Bullard pen 28) Arsenal 2 (Arshavin 14, Bendtner 90+3) Manuel Almunia – Solid between the sticks today and has shown a marked increase in confidence in recent weeks. Was not put to the test very often but did everything he needed to, and in all honesty didn’t deserve to concede. Dealt with [...]

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