“97 touches, 77 passes, 3 big chances created, 4 tackles and 6 duels won, he was everywhere last night and the best player on the pitch and is getting back to his best”- Man United Legend Paul Scholes praises Arsenal’s ‘engine room’ player who was simply amazing and deserves Man of the Match award last night – Not Declan Rice, not Havertz and not Saliba
Arsenal wrapped up their Champions League group stage programme with a 1-1 draw away at PSV Eindhoven.
The Gunners and PSV had already secured first and second place respectively, so Mikel Arteta and Peter Bosz took the opportunity to make a combined 13 changes to their XIs.
With little more than pride at stake, Arsenal nonetheless gave a solid performance in the Netherlands and took the lead before being pegged back for a share of the spoils.
The Gunners slowly found their way into the game and took the lead in the 42nd minute through Eddie Nketiah, who clinically fired into the far corner from inside the box.
However, the hosts equalised early in the second half when Yorbe Vertessen bent a neat shot in off the post after good work from Malik Tillman.
Several Arsenal players emerged from the game with considerable credit, such as Nketiah and Reiss Nelson, who certainly gave Arteta food for thought.
Jorginho was another player who delivered a good display, giving his all despite the game not having much at stake.
Jorginho ‘one of the few’ who cared about Arsenal result
Football.london wrote of the £12million man: “One of the few players on the pitch who seemed to actually care about the result given how seriously he took things. Decent distribution at the base.”
Jorginho also clocked up some decent stats. As per Whoscored, he took 65 touches of the ball, made 53 passes, of which three were key passes, and won two aerial duels.
The Italy international also chipped in with two tackles, two interceptions, one clearance and one blocked shot.
Jorginho may continue to split opinion among the Arsenal fanbase, but there’s no doubting his commitment to the cause, which is one of the traits Arteta values the most.
The 31-year-old is just the kind of character that the Gunners boss likes to have in the dressing room.
