We came with a game plan to try and match them in the middle of the park. That’s important against Arsenal and to be fair every single one of them has done their jobs.
“We had a shaky ten or fifteen minutes in the first half but overall I’m delighted to beat a team like Arsenal. As everyone’s seen here today we’ve matched them and done very well to get a result.
“I’ve been really pleased with the way we’ve been playing without getting the breaks we needed. But remember, when we won at Manchester United we then went to Birmingham and didn’t show up, so we’ll be banging the drum that we must get something at Wigan next week.”
Bruce was forced into making a few a changes before the game due to Michael Turner and Kenwyne Jones being suspended and most notably Craig Gordon’s injury. The SoL chief was impressed with how they players who came into the squad today fitted into the team.
“Marton Fulop didn’t have a lot to do and people like Bardsley and Da Silva. But it’s wrong to pick out individuals because we needed our whole team playing well to beat Arsenal.
“Darren’s had a tough time over the last week or so but he’s come back well and given us his work ethic and a goal.”
