David De Gea: Real Madrid & Man Utd agree £29m deal for keeper

An agreement for David De Gea to join Real Madrid from Manchester United is believed to have been reached, with Keylor Navas moving the other way. 

The deal is yet to be completed but it will also involve a cash payment from the Spanish giants, taking the overall value to 40m euros (£29m).

De Gea, 24, has been linked with a move to Real throughout the summer.

United manager Louis van Gaal opted not to pick him until the uncertainty over his future had been resolved.

De Gea's contract is due to expire in 2016 and United had previously indicated they wanted a world-record fee for a goalkeeper, or defender Sergio Ramos in exchange for De Gea.

Instead they will get 28-year-old Navas, who was Costa Rica's goalkeeper at last year's World Cup.

Shaw Post would like to offer David De Gea the best  of luck at Real Madrid this season

Eoin Morgan inspires England T20 win over Australia

Twenty20 international, Cardiff

England 182-5 (20 overs): Morgan 74, Moeen 72*; Cummins 2-25

Australia 177-8 (20 overs): Smith 90, Willey 2-34

England won by five runs

England captain Eoin Morgan struck seven sixes in a thrilling 74 as his team beat Australia by five runs in a tense one-off Twenty20 at Cardiff. 

Morgan and Moeen Ali (72 not out) shared a third-wicket partnership of 135 in 75 deliveries as the hosts smashed their way to 182-5.

However, in reply Australia looked to be coasting home as captain Steve Smith hit an imperious 90 from 53 balls.

But he was caught with 18 still needed as Australia lost 5-16 in 14 balls.

A total beyond 200 looked likely with Morgan in full flow, and in his first innings for 30 days following a break from the game the Dublin-born left-hander passed Kevin Pietersen to become England's highest T20 run-scorer.

But when he was caught on the boundary rope by Shane Watson attempting to send Nathan Coulter-Nile for a maximum England managed just 29 runs off the final 22 balls.

When Australia batted, the recalled Watson was dismissed in bizarre fashion as he defended a good length delivery from Steven Finn but with the ball heading towards the stumps, the 34-year-old failed to kick clear and was bowled.

Smith shared a stand of 112 with the dangerous Glenn Maxwell, who was brilliantly caught in the deep by Ben Stokes off man-of-the-match Moeen's first ball.

The captain's unorthodox but cleaning hitting produced seven fours and four sixes and brought up a first half-century in his 17th T20.

However, David Willey made the crucial breakthrough as Smith looked to clear deep mid-wicket but could only pick out Sam Billings.

With the visitors requiring 12 from the final over, they lost three wickets - including the run outs of Michael Wade and Pat Cummins - as Stokes held his nerve brilliantly to clinch another victory for England over Australia, following their Ashes success this summer.

The teams now contest a five-match one-day international series, beginning at Southampton on Thursday.

                                Ben Stokes runs out Pat Cummins in the final over of the match 

Man of the match Moeen Ali, speaking on Sky Sports: "It was a great game. It is good to contribute. I thought we were 10-15 runs light but we bowled well, especially at the end. I am happy to bat wherever.

"To get the wicket of Maxwell was a big thing. Hopefully I'll bowl more in the ODIs. We are confident and playing well."

Captain's reaction

England captain Eoin Morgan, when asked if England have enough T20 matches before next year's World Cup: "It's not enough. We're trying to keep as many guys in and around the squad who are part of our one-day and T20 future. That will make it easier."

Australia captain Steven Smith on Sky Sports: "It was one of those games. Similar innings from both teams. At the end , England were able to hit a few more boundaries, which made the difference. We were hot and cold with the ball but credit to Eoin and Moeen.

"Pat Cummins was getting the ball through nicely. It is good to see the young fella back playing. All those young players are raring to go for the one-day series.

"We couldn't get another partnership going after me and Glenn [Maxwell] and that was a big difference. We were in a good position but the middle order couldn't get a boundary away at a crucial time to leave us in a better position in the last two overs."

The two teams meet again in Southampton on Thursday for the beginning of the five-game 50-over series.

Judging by this game, it should be an entertaining set of ODIs. The perfect way to round off a memorable summer.

Women's Ashes: England beat Australia in final T20 at Cardiff

Women's Ashes: Third Twenty20 international, Cardiff

Australia 111 (20 overs): Blackwell 24, Harris 24; Shrubsole 4-11, Sciver 4-15

England 114-5 (19.1 overs): Sciver 47, Farrell 2-10

England won by five wickets; Australia win series 10-6

Natalie Sciver starred with bat and ball as England won the final Twenty20 international of the Women's Ashes against Australia by five wickets. 

Having taken a career-best 4-15 with the ball, the all-rounder hit her highest score in T20s for England.

Chasing just 112 to win, England were reduced to 22-3 before Sciver (47) stepped up.

The Southern Stars wrapped up the multi-format series with victory at Hove on Friday.

Australia had not won the Women's Ashes since before it switched to a multi-format series

Anya Shrubsole claimed the first four Australia wickets to fall to reduce the visitors to 25-4, before Sciver's career-best 4-15 saw the visitors bowled out for just 111.

England's batting has come under scrutiny after consistently poor performances this summer and Danielle Wyatt - promoted to the top of the batting order with Lauren Winfield having been dropped - went for a golden duck as she chopped on to Ellyse Perry.

Captain Charlotte Edwards and Sarah Taylor also failed but Sciver struck 47, including two fours and a huge six, to ensure England ended the series on a high with a consolation win.

Women's Ashes 2015
Date	Game	Venue	Winner	Pts available
21 Jul	1st ODI	Taunton	Eng (4 wkts)	2 (Eng 2-0)
23 Jul	2nd ODI	Bristol	Aus (63 runs)	2 (2-2)
26 Jul	3rd ODI	Worcester	Aus (89 runs)	2 (Aus 4-2)
11-14 Aug	Test	Canterbury	Aus (161 runs)	4 (Aus 8-2)
26 Aug	1st T20	Chelmsford	Eng (7 wkts)	2 (Aus 8-4)
28 Aug	2nd T20	Hove	Aus (20 runs)	2 (Aus 10-4)
31 Aug	3rd T20	Cardiff	Eng (5 wkts)	2 (Aus 10-6)

 

What they said

Player of the match Natalie Sciver: "It is a shame that we didn't come off with the bat in Hove and that will haunt us for a while. It's hard to explain the poor batting, maybe there was a lack of concentration. We knew the task in hand and we knew that we were capable of performing and we showed that today, so it is just a shame that we couldn't do it at Hove."


England captain Charlotte Edwards: "We spoke about getting something from this last match and to beat the best team in the world is something we should be proud of but missing out on that run chase at Hove makes it doubly disappointing as a group. Ultimately Australia have been the better team but when we have played at our best we have matched them."

Australia skipper Meg Lanning: "The bowlers have certainly been the better performers this series for both sides. Early wickets have been a key and it meant that we had to take the time to rebuild our innings and especially in T20 cricket if you have to start to rebuild you're in a little bit of trouble. Even though we won the Ashes and that is what we came here to do there is certainly still a lot for us to do, especially with a World T20 coming up."


Ex-England batter Ebony Rainford-Brent on BBC Test Match Special: "The biggest issue for England in this short format is the opening partner for Charlotte Edwards. The bowling is brilliant but they need to work on building batting partnerships. This is why Nat Sciver scoring runs is such a positive."

Ellyse Perry was named player of the series after scoring 264 runs and taking 16 wickets in the seven matches

Anthony Martial: Man Utd set to sign Monaco forward for £36m

Manchester United are set to complete the £36m signing of Monaco forward Anthony Martial.

The 19-year-old, who had been linked with Arsenal,  was allowed to leave the France squad on Monday to travel for a medical with Louis van Gaal's side.

Martial scored eight goals in 31 Ligue 1 appearances last season.

Should he sign, Martial will become Manchester United's third most expensive signing, after £59.7m Angel Di Maria and £37.1m Juan Mata.

Spain midfielder Mata joined from Premier League rivals Chelsea in January 2014, while Argentina winger Di Maria moved from the Real Madrid for a British record fee in August last year.

After Manchester United lost 2-1 to Swansea on Sunday, Van Gaal said that he wouldn't panic buy before the transfer window closes in England at 18:00 BST on Tuesday.

France Under-21 international Martial was called up to the senior national team for the first time on 28 August.

Elsewhere at Old Trafford Anders Lindergaard is set to sign for West Brom, Adrian Januzaj has joined Borussia Dortmund on a season long loan and Javier Hernandez is set for Bayern Leverkeusen.

  Who is Anthony Martial

The teenager scored 32 goals in just 21 games at youth level for Lyon before breaking into the first team in the 2012-13 season.
He made just three appearances before joining Monaco in the summer of 2013 for a reported £3.5m
Martial scored two goals in 15 appearances in his first season at Monaco and 11 in 42 last season
With nine goals, he is the top scorer among the under-20 players in the European top five leagues since last season.

"Anthony Martial asked France coach Didier Deschamps for permission to travel to England to sign a contract with Manchester United," a statement from the French Football Federation confirmed. 
 
Martial started his career at Lyon, making his professional debut in December 2012, before joining Monaco in June 2013.

This summer he agreed a one-year extension to his previous deal, taking his contract up to 2019.
At the time, Monaco vice-president Vadim Vasilyev said Martial was "untransferable", with Tottenham reported  to have shown interest.

On calling up Martial to his France squad, Deschamps said:  "He plays centrally, but often drifts into wide positions, more on the left than the right.

"He's got a good combination of pace and power. He's a young player obviously, but he's got an interesting profile in an area where it's not easy to find players with both strength and speed.
"He's got good potential and I want to see how he does with the squad."

 Wes Craven, US Horror filmmaker dies aged 76

 

American horror film director Wes Craven, creator of the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise, has died aged 76.

A statement released by his family said Craven died at his Los Angeles home on Sunday from brain cancer.

Craven wrote and directed A Nightmare on Elm Street in 1984. His Scream franchise grossed over $300m (£195m) in the US alone.

A pioneer of the slasher genre, Craven once said of his work: "Horror films don't create fear. They release it."

Craven was credited with reinventing the teen horror genre when the first film featuring Freddy Krueger was released in 1984 starring a then-unknown Johnny Depp.

He had more recently signed deals to develop television programmes, including the new Scream series, for MTV. He had also been working on a graphic horror novel series.

Craven began his cinematic career making pornographic films.

He wrote, directed and edited his first feature film, The Last House on the Left, in 1972.

 A horror about the abduction of teenage girls, it was censored in many countries. Despite this, it became a box office hit that launched his career.

Reflecting on his career, Craven remarked that his intention was always to innovate: "I tried to make movies where I can honestly say I haven't seen that before and to follow my deepest intuitions and in some cases literally my dreams."

Actors posted tributes on social media including actress Courtney Cox, who starred in Craven's 1996 Scream and appeared in the franchise's three subsequent films.

She said: "Today the world lost a great man, my friend and mentor, Wes Craven. My heart goes out to his family. x"

Rose McGowan, who also featured in the original Scream, said: "Thank you for being the kindest man, the gentlest man, and one of the smartest men I've known. Please say there's a plot twist."

Shaw Post would  like to offer it's condolences to Wes Craven's family at this very hard time.

The Uefa Champions League Group Stage Draw

Arsenal will face Bayern Munich in the Champions League for the third time in four seasons after being drawn against the German club in the group stage. 

Manchester United will play PSV Eindhoven on their return to the competition, with striker Memphis Depay to face to his old club. 

Chelsea will play Porto, with whom Jose Mourinho won the competition in 2004. 

Manchester City face Serie A's Juventus, Europa League winners Sevilla and Borussia Monchengladbach. 

Arsene Wenger's Gunners side will also play Olympiakos of Greece and Dinamo Zagreb of Croatia. 

In addition to PSV, United were drawn with Russian club CSKA Moscow and last year's German Bundesliga runners-up Wolfsburg. 

Mourinho's Chelsea also face Ukrainian champions Dinamo Kiev and Maccabi Tel Aviv of Israel. 

Shaw Post believes that Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester United will be happy very happy with their favourable groups but Manchester City will be cursing their luck as they've been drawn in the Group of Death once again.

Manchester City have some very fascinating ties against Serie A champions and back to back Europa League winners Sevilla. 

 Below are all the Champions League Group Stages after the draw was finished :

Group A

PSG (FRA)

Real Madrid (ESP)

Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR)

Malmö FF (SWE)

 

Group B

PSV (NED)

Manchester United (ENG)

CSKA Moskva (RUS)

Wolfsburg (GER)

 

Group C

Benfica (POR)

Atlético (ESP)

Galatasaray (TUR)

Astana (KAZ)

 

Group D

Juventus (ITA)

Man. City (ENG)

Sevilla (ESP)

Borussia Mönchengladbach (GER)

 

Group E

Barcelona (ESP)

Bayern Leverkusen (GER)

Roma  (ITA)

BATE Borisov (BLR)

 

Group F

Bayern Munich (GER)

Arsenal (ENG)

Olympiacos (GRE)

Dinamo Zagreb (CRO)

 

Group G

Chelsea (ENG)

Porto (POR)

Dynamo Kiev (UKR)

Maccabi. Tel-Aviv (ISR)

 

Group H

Zenit (RUS)

Valencia( ESP)

Lyon (FRA)

Gent (BEL)

Women's Ashes 2015: England Twenty20 win keeps series alive

Women's Twenty20 international, Chelmsford

Australia: 122-8 (20 overs) (Perry 30, Sciver 2-18)

England: 125-3 (17.3 overs) (Taylor 50, Osborne 2-22)

England won by seven wickets

England kept their hopes of retaining the points-based Women's Ashes alive with a seven-wicket win over Australia in the first Twenty20 at Chelmsford. 

Needing to win all three T20s to retain the urn, Sarah Taylor's 50 set up the comprehensive victory as the hosts chased down 123 with 15 balls left.

The 26-year-old shared a 77-run second-wicket stand with captain Charlotte Edwards, who made a valuable 39.

Australia, having been put into bat, were restricted to 122-8.

A brilliant fielding display by England saw three players run out, while Natalie Sciver took 2-18.
Taylor, who had failed to fire with the bat in the Ashes series so far, looked back to her bristling best, playing a series of impressive ramp shots in her 12th T20 half century.

Despite the loss, the visitors require just one victory from the remaining two T20s at Hove and Cardiff on Friday and Monday respectively.

Captain's view

 

 England Captain Charlotte Edwards on Sky Sports

"A perfect performance from us under extreme pressure. I asked for character and we certainly showed that tonight. The atmosphere here, everyone here gets behind us and it's nice to keep our unbeaten run going. We didn't want to go too much into the Test match, we had a good week at Loughborough and I knew we needed our big players to come to the party. That's character from Sarah Taylor and I'm really proud of her. We've got two massive games, if you're not doing anything in Brighton on Friday please come down! "

Australia Captain Meg Lanning on Sky Sports

"We couldn't get the momentum we wanted, we kept losing wickets and 122 was never going to be enough. We were out-fielded by England but we're going to try to get that win at Hove, though we're going to have to play a lot better. The ground's an interesting shape which took a while to get used to, but the crowd came and supported England well - we like to play in front of big crowds."

Player of the match

 Sarah Taylor - England Wicket Keeper

"It was nice to contribute, we talked a lot about pride and the performance we put in was brilliant - all the girls did us proud. "

"We're going to go to Hove and try to play the same way. We've always got to look forward and that's what we're doing. I just hope every single one of us can take the form into the next game. "

Women's Ashes 2015
Date	Game	Venue	Winner	Pts available
21 Jul	1st ODI	Taunton	Eng (4 wkts)	2 (Eng 2-0)
23 Jul	2nd ODI	Bristol	Aus (63 runs)	2 (2-2)
26 Jul	3rd ODI	Worcester	Aus (89 runs)	2 (Aus 4-2)
11-14 Aug	Test	Canterbury	Aus (161 runs)	4 (Aus 8-2)
26 Aug	1st T20	Chelmsford	Eng (7 wkts)	2 (Aus 8-4)
28 Aug	2nd T20	Hove	-	2
31 Aug	3rd T20	Cardiff	-	2

Club Brugge 0

Manchester United 4

Rooney 20′, 49′, 57′ Herrera 63′

Wayne Rooney ended his goal drought with a hat-trick as Manchester United beat Club Brugge to book their place in the Champions League group stages. 

United led 3-1 from the first leg and Rooney added to that with a dinked shot for his first goal of the season. 

The striker had a simple tap-in for his second goal after midfielder Ander Herrera's unselfish pass.
Rooney swept in a shot for his third and Herrera sidefooted in before Javier Hernandez missed a United penalty. 

Hernandez also wasted a late chance as he skied a shot from four yards out. 

United will now go into Thursday's group stage draw following a one-season absence.

Relief for Rooney

At last. The England captain opened his goalscoring account for the season at the fifth attempt and the relief was plain to see. 

Rooney put his hands to his face before giving a prayer to the sky after his first as he scored a league goal for the first time since an effort against Aston Villa in April. 

He appeared to have been energised in terms of confidence and belief after his opener, which came from Memphis Depay's through ball, as his movement and passing improved. 

Herrera and Juan Mata set up Rooney's other goals as he finally benefitted from more support from midfield in his role as the main striker.

"To be honest, if I didn't have a strong character that (the criticism) might have effected me," Rooney told BT Sport. 

"I wasn't worried. It is early days and when the chances came I took them."

 

 

Van Gaal's midfield conundrum

Herrera made his first start of the season as United manager Louis Van Gaal rested Morgan Schneiderlin and Bastian Schweinsteiger and the Spaniard pushed his claims for a regular starting berth. 

The diminutive playmaker started alongside the more defensive Michael Carrick and his vision and creative instincts not only helped Rooney but United from an attacking point of view. 

Van Gaal's players have been accused of not helping Rooney by not running beyond him to help create space, but Herrera was keen to do so and even got a goal, although the Belgian hosts did capitulate badly. 

Schweinsteiger and winger Ashley Young also finished the game on the pitch and it seems competition for midfield places is hotting up at United.

 

Man of the match - Wayne Rooney

 

No-one was going to get the matchball off Wayne Rooney - not even the referee

 

 

Reaction

Manchester United manager Louis Van Gaal speaking to BT Sport: "I think we were very organised. We played the ball a little bit more simple than before. You can create gaps and we scored so that is also good. 

"Every goal shall give confidence to every player, even Wayne. I'm very happy for him. 

"He has the best mentality that you can imagine. Such players with thalt level will always come back."

 

 

Pundit analysis

BBC Radio 5 live's Danny Mills: "Job done by Manchester United and delight for Wayne Rooney, but I don't think you can tell from this whether United's season will be a success or not." 

Shaw Post believes that Manchester United will be very happy with their performance today as it was an exceptional performance from the Red Devils. It was great to see Anders Herrera come in and do so well in his first start of the season. It was also great to see the England Captain Wayne Rooney get back to goal scoring ways with a hat trick tonight.

Man United will now be watching the Uefa Champions League Group Stage Draw very closely tomorrow. They'll be hoping to avoid a really tough group stage.

Women's Ashes 2015: England can still win - Charlotte Edwards

 

Women's Ashes 2015: England v Australia, 1st Twenty20
Venue: Chelmsford, Essex Date: 26 Aug

England are capable of winning all three Twenty20 games against Australia in order to retain the women's Ashes, says captain Charlotte Edwards. 

The hosts are 8-2 down in the multi-format series after losing the one off test match and two out of the three one-day internationals.

But before the first match at Chelmsford, Edwards said: "We truly believe we can win these three games.

"If there's one form of the game that we can turn things around in it's T20."

Each T20 match is worth two points for a win, meaning England can still tie the series, which would keep the urn in their possession.

Women's Ashes 2015
Date	Game	Venue	Winner	Pts available
21 Jul	1st ODI	Taunton	Eng (4 wkts)	2 (Eng 2-0)
23 Jul	2nd ODI	Bristol	Aus (63 runs)	2 (2-2)
26 Jul	3rd ODI	Worcester	Aus (89 runs)	2 (Aus 4-2)
11-14 Aug	Test	Canterbury	Aus (161 runs)	4 (Aus 8-2)
26 Aug	1st T20	Chelmsford	-	2
28 Aug	2nd T20	Hove	-	2
31 Aug	3rd T20	Cardiff	-	2

But Edwards warned that England, who have  called up spinners Danielle Hazell and Danielle Wyatt will need to improve to challenge reigning T20 world champions Australia, who are on a 16-match winning streak.

"We've got to play a lot better than we've played over the series so far," she said. "We need to just completely go out there and express ourselves.

"Every game we play for England we want to win. In effect it doesn't change our mindset."
Despite having a six-point cushion, Australia captain Meg Lanning said the Southern Stars would be aiming to finish the job in the first T20.

"I'm certainly glad that we're in the position that we are," she said.

"It just means that we need to come out as hard as we can in the first game and hopefully get the win in Chelmsford."

Arsenal 0-0 Liverpool

Liverpool maintained their unbeaten start to the Premier League season as they played out a thrilling goalless draw with Arsenal at Emirates Stadium. 

In a game littered with chances, brilliant goalkeeping and defensive mistakes, it was almost beyond belief that neither side could carve out a victory and deliver an early psychological blow among the contenders at the top of the table.

Liverpool dominated the first half but found Petr Cech in magnificent form as the former Chelsea goalkeeper saved miraculously from Christian Benteke and turned Philippe Coutinho's shot on to a post.

Coutinho also struck the bar in the third minute - and while Arsenal's opportunities were few, they were furious that Aaron Ramsey's early strike was ruled out for offside.

Arsenal regrouped and dominated much of the second half, Alexis Sanchez hitting the post and Liverpool keeper Simon Mignolet producing a fine reflex save from Olivier Giroud.

The Reds will be delighted with a third successive clean sheet on the back of victories against Stoke City and Bournemouth, while Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger will be equally pleased by the character shown by his side after a difficult first half.

 

Cech shows his worth

When Arsenal bought Cech for £10m from Chelsea in June, the instant wisdom was that his presence alone could be worth an extra 10 points to the Gunners.

Time will tell, but this was the night when the 33-year-old showed just how important a signing he could be as the Gunners try finally to mount a serious Premier League title challenge.

Cech was castigated to an exaggerated degree after a poor debut in the home defeat by West Ham, but he was magnificent here when Liverpool laid siege to his goal in the first half.

He spread himself brilliantly to turn away Benteke's close-range effort when it seemed certain the Belgium striker would score, then showed he still retains the old athleticism to stretch and tip Coutinho's curling shot against an upright.

If any Arsenal fans harboured doubts about his purchase, this was a display to dispel them.

 

 

Coutinho plus Benteke equals danger

When Liverpool almost won the title in 2014, it was spearheaded by the superb attacking triumvirate of Luis Suarez, Daniel Sturridge and Raheem Sterling.

Liverpool floundered last season with Suarez at Barcelona, Sturridge injured and Sterling disaffected and out of sorts before his £49m move to Manchester City.

While there can be no comparisons with that trio, there are so many signs of promise in the understanding already established between Coutinho and £32.5m summer signing Benteke.

Coutinho's darting runs and fast footwork are dangerous on their own while also looking for an outlet in Benteke, whose easy movement shows he is so much more than a big target man.

They have shown Liverpool can offer a different type of threat this season - and manager Brendan Rodgers will face an intriguing conundrum when Sturridge finally declares himself fit.

 

 

 

Will either of these teams be title contenders?

Top four is more realistic for both and they don't look like threatening Manchester City on this very early evidence.

Liverpool, however, will be delighted at maintaining their recovery from the trauma of last season, with a third successive clean sheet and more signs that confidence is slowly returning.

BBC Sport pundit Steve Claridge said Arsenal were lop-sided in commentary and, with the direction of play from right to left, this heatmap shows their main threat was from the left flank 

Arsenal showed great spirit to recover from a first half in which their defending was horrendous to have the better of the second.

It should be placed in context by the fact they were robbed of their first-choice central defensive partnership of Per Mertesacker through illness and Laurent Koscielny with a back injury.

 

 

Man of the match: Petr Cech

A magnificent performance from a goalkeeper who remains world class  he made eight saves and constantly rescued a weakened Arsenal defence.

 

 

Post-match reaction:

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger:
 
"We scored a regular goal that was disallowed, I don't believe I can do something about it. At the end of the day, the referee cancelled out a regular goal. Like it or don't like it, it is a fact.

"We had chances, but we couldn't finish them off. When you play at home and don't win, people always find problems.

"It is not the result or the complete performance, but we came back in the second half."

Arsenal keeper Petr Cech:
"It is a shame we couldn't snatch the three points, but the game was so crazy - 0-0 we can take. First half, we scored a goal and it was ruled out for offside. That could have changed the game.
"We could have won the game, we could have been losing after the first half."

Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers:
"I thought we were very good. First half, Petr Cech was the man of the match.
"Second half, we were always a threat going forward. The players worked ever so hard."

 

What next?

Arsenal face a trip to Newcastle in the Premier League in Saturday's 12:45 BST kick-off, while Liverpool host West Ham on the same day at 15:00 BST.


Shaw Post believes that both sides will be happy with a point each as it's was very tightly contested match between to of England's most majestic sides.

Perhaps Liverpool will be feeling more happy than Arsenal as they managed to put in a much better performance than they did last season when they lost 4-1 in April. Benteke and Coutinho worked very well together and Liverpool have the making's of side that could come very close to finishing in the top four.

Liverpool fans will be very pleased to see that their team is managing to defend a lot better this season as they haven't conceded a goal at all this season.

Arsenal fans will be feeling sad as Aaron Ramsey had a perfect goal wrongly disallowed by the linesman in the eighth minute. Perhaps if the goal was given then Arsenal were going to go on to win the game.

The fans will be happy to see Petr Cech put in a man of the match performance to help guide an inexperienced back line to a battling point.

It was also great to see Gabriel Paulista and Calum Chambers do well on their first starts of the season. They were both nervous during first half but then improved quite considerably in the second half. 

Both were nervous as they've never been paired together yet and they were thrust into this match because both Arsenal's key center backs were both injured. 
Hopefully Wenger plays Gabriel Paulista and Chambers together in the Capital One Cup so they gain experience of playing together.

Arsene Wenger must also sign a top class striker and defensive midfielder before the transfer window ends. Arsenal must bring in a striker such as Edison Cavani or Karim Benzema and a top defensive midfielder such as Lars Bender or João Moutinho,