UEFA Europa League 2017/18: Östersunds 0-3 Arsenal, 5 Talking Points

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Arsenal win 3-0 on a cold Thursday night in Sweden.

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'The Magician' deserves praise for the work he's done with Ostersunds

Graham Potter ensuring his side plays the way it's supposed to be played

Despite their lack of goal threat or their penetration in the final third, the Swedish side were commendable in the way they took the fight to Arsenal especially in the midfield.

The English manager always stayed on the sideline giving his team instructions and it nearly produced a piece of magic in the second half. While they may be minnows in this competition, their insistence to play clean attacking football could help them greatly in their league.

And against an Arsenal side with a decent amount of European experience, they pushed and forced the visitors to make a lot of mistakes in the centre of the field. They didn't resort to 'tricking the referee' - as some Argentine manager put it this week - and that in itself is applaudable.

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