The Thing About Arsenal

Weekend Review: Emergency snacks

The Thing About Arsenal

Show Notes

Did Arsenal play like champions – or are old habits dying hard? Laura, Luke and Jim reflect on our dramatic win against Nottingham Forest, which has left each of the them feeling a bit different.

We also look ahead to Bayern Munich (shudder) and a listener sends us down a rabbit hole after spotting what could be Mikel Arteta's emergency mid-game snack...

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