Wright, Mata and more: Twitter reacts as Chelsea knock out Arsenal
Ian Wright and Juan Mata tweet their thoughts as Chelsea knock Arsenal out of the League Cup with a 2-0 win in north London
Cesar Azpilicueta and Juan Mata scored goals either side of half-time as Chelsea beat Arsenal 2-0 to reach the quarter-finals of the League Cup.
Azpilicueta capitalised on defensive mix-up to put the visitors in front at Emirates Stadium in the first half, before Mata’s superb solo strike made it 2-0 in the 66th minute.
The game inevitably prompted a flurry of activity on Twitter – and here are our favourite updates, in chronological order.
Former Norwich man Darren Huckerby (@hucks6dh6) is surprised to see Bendtner in the line-up: “How does Bendtner get anywhere near the Arsenal first team, must’ve hid in the boot skip!”
Southampton legend Matt Le Tissier (@mattletiss7) is not impressed by Arsenal’s defending as the Blues net the opener: “Good finish by ‘dave’ but poor header by jenkinson 0-1”
Celebrity Arsenal Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) is not impressed by Carl Jenkinson’s poor header: “That’s the last time I’m letting Carl Jenkinson watch Man City play at the weekend. #Afc”
Wales international David Cotterill (@cotterill_david) rates Chelsea’s strength in depth: “Chelsea squad is a joke #CapitalOneCup”
Former England cricket captain Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) is not impressed by a certain Denmark international: “Has Bendtner won a raffle prize to play?? Is Bendtner playing for Chelsea?”
Chelsea fan Trevor Nelson (@DJTrevorNelson) chimes in as Mata makes it 2-0: “The angriest goal celebration I have seen from Juan Mata #Chelsea”
Southampton man Luke Shaw (@Luke_shaw3) likes the look of Mata’s strike: “Mataaaaa , what a goal !”
As does Sunderland’s Carlos Cuellar (@Cuellar24): “#Arsenal 0-2 #Chelsea @CesarAzpi @juanmata10 Spanish power #CapitalOneCup”
Morgan (@piersmorgan) has had enough: “Bendtner should be sold on January 1 for that performance. And that headband. #Afc”
But Lord Sugar (@Lord_Sugar) believes the loss may suit Arsenal: “@piersmorgan arsenal fail to make last 8 for first time in 11 years. But don’t worry it is a deliberate Wenger strategy. Concentrate on PL”
Crawley Town defender James Hurst (@hursty43) singles out Chelsea’s Gary Cahill for special praise: “I think cahill is one of the best centre halves in the world at the moment”
Goal-scorer Mata (@juanmata10) is delighted, and posts the picture above: “Very happy for the team and for this guy…@cesarazpi #ktbffh #Azpi”
And finally, Arsenal legend Ian Wright (@IanWright0) looks on the bright side: “That’s a pity. That means we’ll only win the CL PL and FA cup ! Goodnight all :-))) x”
