From which Academy?? They were purchased with Arab dollar!

Squad for the game...

Andrey Arshavin
Yossi Benayoun
Marouane Chamakh
Francis Coquelin
Johan Djourou
Craig Eastmond
Lukasz Fabianski (GK)
Emmanuel Frimpong
Gervinho
Laurent Koscielny
Ju Young Park
Vito Mannone (GK)
Ignasi Miquel
Nico Yennaris
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
Oguzhan Ozyakup
Sebastien Squillaci
Thomas Vermaelen

If AA plays Arsenal will lose.

Sebastian Squillaci starts against the team with most prolific attack.
Goodbye Carling Cup.

i am waiting for comments from my Blue brothers. AVB is in deep shit this time round.. simuonei

I didnt bother to watch, but what was the margin of goals?

The boys tried their best but I guess their naivety in the end did them in, the move was by 3 guys who costed approx 80m pounds, and that is the second string, not sure whether the combined cost of Arsenal's 1st 11 would reach that figure.

Serious problems at the bridge, and am looking at their next 2 fixture and the likelyhood of losing both is high, Newcastle away and Man City at home.

Sasa hii Kijana {AVB} naleta mchezo kwa kazi!!!

I'm willing to give AVB time because he seems like the only manager we've had that is taking a risk to play differently. But he's yet to convince that he has what it takes to win big games with a big club!!!!!

I watched extended highlights of both games since it seems like Carling cup has different rights to EPL and was only being screened on Dstv premium channels - SS3 and SS5,much to the disgust of Compact Plus subscribers eagerly waiting for the games in the comfort of their houses seeing as they were Carling cup ties and were coming late!Oh well...the Napoli Juve game provided a lot of entertainment.

Anyway, back to Carling - the fact that the 83rd minute goal by Aguerro was the first shot ON TARGET for City shows how well Arsenal's fringe players played, only kept out by Pantilimon's efforts on goal. Oxygen particluarly looked sharp and will keep Theo on his toes since he looks ready to break into the first XI judging by the few times I've seen him. Aguerro was only brought on coz Kolarov got a hamstring twitch or something. Actually this Carling cup ties are good since the fringe players want to shine and make their way to first team. See below what Fergie makes of the tournament..

http://www.goal.com/en-g...ferguson-defends-league

As for Chelsea, it's clear it is the defense which is letting him down; Luiz for one should be converted into a midfielder coz he looks more comfortable going forward than defending.But they should have gotten a penalty in the first 6 minutes.

Roman really jumped the gun by firing Carlo, AVB has been unable to impose his style on the team or they simply don't want that style or can't adopt to that style. The Chelsea I know is strong in defense and midfield, those are mostly the same players who won the title in 2009/2010 season. I think their problems go back to the firing of Ray Wilkinson and nothing else. If they lose to Valencia next week, that might be the final stroke for AVB.

I'm confident our team B will dispatch Crystal Palace today. It is painful to know that Cleverley will not be back till Christmas and Anderson is out till Feb - that midfield combi was largely responsible for our explosive performance in the first 5 games of the season. Yaliopita si ndwele...

10 meetings - if only he can replicate that with other teams, Liverpool would run away with the league. What's the point of beating big teams and drawing with small teams? The opposite can easily win you the title!

.....so united lost!!!!.....making of SAF, in a game where pogba and morrison were to start he chose akina park n' gibson....nktest!!!!