Arsenal vs Tottenham Hotspur – Hits and flops | Premier League 2018-19

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Torreira scored Arsenal's fourth goal of the derby
Torreira scored Arsenal's fourth goal of the derby

2. Jan Vertonghen-

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The Belgian had a game to forget
The Belgian had a game to forget

After a two-month injury layoff, Vertonghen returned in style against Inter Milan on Wednesday with a brilliant defensive performance. Against Arsenal, Pochettino made a huge call and decided to drop Toby Alderweireld to accommodate Juan Foyth in the team.

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But the decision backfired as Foyth and Vertonghen showed very little chemistry and there was a string of misplaced passes throughout the match. This was a nightmare performance from Vertonghen as he stretched his hand out in a silly manner during an Arsenal corner only 10 minutes into the game and gave away a penalty to the Gunners.

Vertonghen kept getting frustrated and made a few unnecessary tackles in the match. His distribution was also poor and he tried quite a few uncharacteristic skills when he got the ball and gifted the possession back to the Gunners. At the 85th minute, after another rash tackle on Lacazette, he was shown a second yellow card and was sent off.

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