Mikel Arteta has been getting plenty of praise after leading his Arsenal side to a win over Liverpool yesterday, with David Seaman the latest to offer his thoughts.
Arteta looked on as his team dominated the Reds in the opening 45 minutes only to come into the half-time break level.
But Arsenal kept going and after Gabriel Martinelli capitalised on a mistake from Virgil van Dijk, the Gunners put the game to bed with a third goal from Leandro Trossard.
And speaking on his latest Seaman Says podcast tonight, former Gunner David Seaman has said that the Arsenal boss deserves huge credit for selecting Jorginho in midfield.
Speaking on Seaman Says, the former England goalie credited with Arteta for what he called a ‘masterstroke’ in picking Jorginho.
“It was brilliant and you’ve got to give Arteta credit too for the team selection he put out. Putting Jorginho in there with Declan Rice I thought it was a masterstroke. He knew that Liverpool were going to be strong in there and he set up and Arsenal won that battle. The way they started was brilliant,” Seaman said.
This was a vintage performance from the Italian and while Arteta deserves credit for selecting him, the player himself had to deliver still.
Gary Neville labelled Jorginho as his man of the match and it was a right call as well, given the influence the former Chelsea man had.
Jorginho basically showed his class and experience against Liverpool. Declan Rice sung his praises afterwards and it’s clear that internally, he is a player the Arsenal squad love.
Between now and the end of the season, Mikel Arteta will need all his squad firing and playing well.
If he can get this from Jorginho in other games, then the Gunners have as good a chance as anyone of winning the title.
