He scored early in the match, but then missed a penalty, hit the post from three yards out and fluffed an easy pass to Dimitar Berbatov that would have resulted in a tap-in for the Bulgarian.

Arsenal's passing takes them into good positions near the penalty box but there is still a reluctance to hit the early effective shot which, as Arshavin demonstrated, can reap huge rewards.

We hit the woodwork twice and who knows what might have happened if one of those had gone in, while I also felt we should have had a penalty.