Arsenal notched up their eleventh victory on a trot in all competitions, when they defeated Sporting Lisbon 1-0 in the UEFA Europa League on Thursday.
Arsenal maintained their perfect start to the 2018-19 UEFA Europa League, as they beat Portuguese heavyweights Sporting Lisbon 1-0 at the Estadio Jose Alvalade, courtesy of a second half goal from Danny Welbeck.
Both teams came into the game with maximum points on the board after two rounds of fixtures and it looked like they were set to play out a goalless draw in what was a very low-key affair in Lisbon. However, Welbeck’s fine finish to beat Renan Ribeiro in 77th minute, sealed all three points for Unai Emery’s men, helping them strengthen their grip on the top spot in Group E.
Arsenal are on an incredible winning run now, extending to eleven matches across all competitions – their longest run of victories since October 2007. In the process, they also became the first team to beat Sporting at home in over a year. And the Gunners’ fans took to social media to celebrate their team’s brilliant streak;
All we do is win win win win win win win win win win and win @arsenal#COYG#gunners pic.twitter.com/RWyDt86ZoJ
— Mavuno (@FredRaumi) October 25, 2018
Arsenal are on the longest winning run (in all competitions) of any club, in any of the top 5 European Leagues (La Liga, Premier League, Serie A, Bundesliga, Ligue 1) but you won't hear the anti-Arsenal media speak about that because it doesn't suit their agenda! #WeAreTheArsenal pic.twitter.com/8iFbrk0nLq
— 𝓙𝓸𝓱𝓷 (@GoonerJohnAFC) October 25, 2018
11 wins on the bounce for the Arsenal! 🔴⚪️💣💥🔥‼️‼️ pic.twitter.com/S4OqlNSPX4
— 🔴⚪️•Boston•Gunner•Billy (@Arsenal_Boston) October 25, 2018
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Emery’s revolution marches on.. 11 consecutive wins for Arsenal. Brilliant. 👍👊 #afc pic.twitter.com/t79F9HloHV
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) October 25, 2018
All over! Arsenal the first team to beat Sporting in Lisbon for 13 months.
11 wins in a row.
1-0 to the Arsenal.
— Charles Watts (@charles_watts) October 25, 2018
11 wins a row is an incredible achievement. Been ages since I experienced this much joy as an Arsenal fan. Won't get carried away but Emery is really building something special. People are actually talking about our club positively again. Unai the saviour.
— Sash ~ (@ltarsenal) October 25, 2018
I think this was Arsenal's best performance under Emery. In other games we have played scintillating football in patches, but have looked shaky defensively giving up far too many chances. Here we gave a controlled & measured performance over the 90 minutes. We looked comfortable
— Ace (@optimusafc) October 25, 2018
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How many wins in a row now?, I've lost count… #ARSENAL
— Ọmọ́tọ́lá♊ (@zeke_0608) October 25, 2018
Welbeck, who came up with the all important winner, was hailed by the club’s supporters, with many taking a dig at Manchester United striker Romelu Lukaku, who has scored fewer goals than the Englishman, despite having played nearly 800 minutes more football this season.
https://twitter.com/Lovinceodero/status/1055534694555619331
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https://twitter.com/dejazimako007/status/1055532275901710336
https://twitter.com/ClassyGunners/status/1055537072558219264
Lukaku is just a Danny Welbeck with a gym membership
— ₿hargav (@ThatIndianGuy) October 23, 2018
Lukaku is just a Welbeck wannabe pic.twitter.com/80fyC63A6L
— aw (@goonerforever_) October 25, 2018
Welbeck > Lukaku
FACTS
— LUCY. (@afclucyyy) October 25, 2018
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