1) Playing The Right Way Against The Title Favourites
Arsenal did win 2-0 against Manchester City in FA Cup Semi-Final eighteen months ago on their way to winning the trophy but it was a ‘smash and grab’ victory. Arteta knew his team was second best and he set up his tactics to frustrate his opponents.
There was no such inferiority complex on Saturday. The Gunners came to play and, on another day, could have beaten City. The 2-1 defeat at the Emirates actually demonstrated the progression that is being made under Arteta; much more than that win at Wembley.