'Little' Arsenal big in the Citeh

A 'select' Arsenal team made up mainly of our youngsters or reserves, gave Manchester Citeh the beating of their lives.. ok so it was 2-1 courstesy of goals from Lord Van Dick Van Dyke Van Persie and the nephew of the 'good guy-bad guy' Lando Calrissian from Star Wars, Daniel Karbassiyoon.

It was mostly a tepid affair early doors, showing more signs of a testimonial than a cup game. However when The 'Little' Arsenal captained by 'Le Oak Tree' Cygan eventually sussed that Manchester Citeh didnt have much to offer in terms of effort or pressure - they began to be more composed and confident. Especially with the introduction of Dr Quincey (Owusu-Abeyie) The Arsenal took the game to Citeh.

Our old nemesis Robbie 'I'm just playing out the remainder of my career' Fowler had the last say with the last kick of the game with a freekick- grabbing his 200th career goal into the bargain. The official match report

the team:
Manuel Almunia, Justin Hoyte, Pascal Cygan, Philippe Senderos, Sebastian Larsson, Jermaine Pennant (Johan Djourou 89), Mathieu Flamini, Cesc Fabregas
Ryan Smith (Quincy Owusu Abeyie 61), Robin Van Persie, Arturo Lupoli (Daniel Karbassiyoon 82)

It's the Toffeemen in the next round

After all the games on Wednesday night the draw was made by two ex-Arsenal players, Brian Marwood and Niall Quinn. The draw threw up a home tie this time against the thieving scousers of Everton, with the tie of the round being the match between Newcastle and Chelski. Meanwhile Manure have a nice easy tie against Chrystal Palace. The 'Little' Arsenal versus Everton game wlll take place on Tuesday, November 9th 2004, kick-off: 7.45pm.