Gunners going all in for Real

HELLO my good football people, I trust all's well with you all! Another (mostly) entertaining weekend of football!

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The Manchester derby was like watching Darlington against Scunthorpe on a cold Tuesday night.

I guess the big question is: How are you Gooners feeling? Did Mikel Arteta make the right decision on Saturday, basically indicating that he has given up on the Premier League title by starting a "weakened" team?

Was this justified given the small probability of catching Liverpool, while the Champions League remains very much open?

Before I go any further, I'd be 100 percent behind the gaffer if I was Arsenal... definitely the right decision for me. But then Liverpool, in another bang average performance, go and lose at Craven Cottage.

Meanwhile, the stale draw at Goodison Park means the gap is 11 points. In retrospect, having played Arsenal's best starting 11 and grabbing all three at Everton (which was likely) the gap between the Reds and Gunners would have been down to nine points.

Still huge with just seven games (21 points) to go, but let's not forget Arsenal go to Anfield on 11 May, which, with a win could have meant a six-point gap!

A number that is very chaseable.

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