Some eagle-eyed Arsenal supporters have been left rejoicing after noticing that marquee midfielder Thomas Partey ruined his Spurs counterpart Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg during the north London derby.
Unfortunately, Partey’s shock decision to walk off the pitch as Arsenal were being hit with a counter that led to Spurs’ second goal on the brink of halftime will remain his most notable moment of the day.
Some Arsenal fans have noticed a moment from the first-half which shows their big-money man in a positive light, before he was replaced by Dani Ceballos at the break after aggravating a thigh injury.
Partey won the ball in the Gunners’ half before bursting forward whilst holding off relentless Spurs forward Heung-Min Son, at the same time he was approaching a meeting with Hojbjerg.
The former Atletico Madrid man showed some serious quality to wrong-foot Hojbjerg whilst still being pressured by Son, before using his strength to send the Dane crashing to the floor.
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Partey spinning Hojbjerg into tomorrow ??? pic.twitter.com/H6xBpc1ZNu
— » (@accbukayo) December 7, 2020
25% fit Partey vs fully fit Hojbjerg who is in the form of his life.
pic.twitter.com/95UrHidKGa— Le Professeur#FreeOzil (@TheWengerLegacy) December 8, 2020
Pictures from the Premier League.
Arsenal may have to wait some time to see a moment like this from their summer recruit due to the clearly rash decision from Mikel Arteta and Co. to bring Partey back from injury too soon.
Party will have no hope against ndombelle but that is the difference between the club’s at the moment one manager won’t risk it if a player’s not 100% .The other is a young pretender north London is white and always will be jokers