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It was much of the same after the break as well as Arsenal moved into the ascendancy, with PSV forced to defend for long periods of the second half. And when they did attack, it was on the right flank with Joey Veerman and Xavi Simons providing the biggest threat.
Gakpo was perhaps fortunate to survive PSV coach Ruud van Nistelrooy’s double change after electing to bring off Guus Til and Max, sending on Noni Madueke and Jordan Teze instead in like-for-like swaps. But clearly, the ex-Manchester United striker knew what Gakpo could do at any moment in the match and gambled that he could produce a moment of magic.
However, it seemed to backfire when Gakpo was guilty of deserting his defensive duties, jogging back when Tomiyasu overlapped and provided the cross for Xhaka to slam past the goalkeeper.
The picture could be not be more different at Arsenal, with Arteta demanding full effort from all of his players. And on this evidence, it seems that Gakpo – while a player with obvious ability – has some way to go before he can cut it with the rest of the Gunners stars in the Premier League.
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