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The results are good enough, of course. but we're playing at the same level as we did most of last season. I accept it's early days ... but having said that, we'll now need to produce a quality performance tomorrow followed by a strong positive performance against West Ham at home next week. I think these two games and the away game at Manchester United will set the tone for our season.

So in other words: This is a must win game then?

win would be amazing from tomorrow but a draw would be a brilliant result going into WHUFC at home 10 points going into the international break would be brilliant even 9 would be great .

I wouldn't say that. Given our recent history in this fixture, Arsenal will be the favourites for a win. Whilst we'd take a positive result however it comes, I think it'll be important for the team to produce a competitive performance and the manager to show tactical awareness.

Result over performances all day long for me right now. We took time to settle last season and lost too much ground before we started playing well. Need to get points at the expense of performances if that is what it takes against an Arsenal side that still look very dangerous.

I mean, if we're shambolic and win 2-1, would you really have a go? I highly doubt it.

It depends what you mean by having a go. Would critically evaluating the performance be having a go?

The logic of results over performances can be applied all season as has already been mentioned. But assuming that our luck will not last that long, surely we have to have some expectation as to when we expect to settle into a rhythm of good performances?

Also, our target is to compete with the top 4. We're not going to do that by streaky wins all the time.

I don't know Mighty- United managed to string it all last season and looked liked this season was shaping up already to go the same way and then yesterday happened. Hahahahaha.Although that probably proves your point.

I would still take an ugly draw at The Emirates, even better if we can park the bus and actually come away with a played for point which would prove to me BR is learning to do a Mourho when necessary.

Any result would be a bonus here in a game most would expect us to lose. I don't care how we perform, I'd be more than happy with a scrappy 0-0 draw.

Yep,such a game is all about result, performance is really secondary