In this round of focus battle, Arsenal 1-1 Manchester City. Arsenal legend Walcott commented in the BBC MOTD column.

"The question I want to ask is, why did Arsenal not attack until 90 minutes, rather than it was in the beginning?"

"I generally don't talk about Arteta critically, but I feel like he escaped today. It's like he admitted that he made a mistake in the lineup selection. It was too early to substitution in halftime, and the rest were very late."