Arsenal were fortunate to scrape a 1-0 victory against Shakhtar Donetsk in Tuesday night’s Champions League encounter. Mikel Arteta’s side benefitted from a first half own goal and then surrendered control of the match against Shakhtar Donetsk in the second half of the game. Arsenal enjoyed plenty of possession and territory in the first half, but did not carve out a huge number of clear cut opportunities. A similar situation arose against Bournemouth last time out in the Premier League, when the Gunners suffered their first defeat of the season. Arsenal lacked creativity against Bournemouth, …
