Sokratis Papastathopoulos impressed at the heart of Arsenal’s defence against Napoli (Picture: Getty)Owen Hargreaves believes the defensive partnership between Sokratis Papastathopoulos and Laurent Koscielny is crucial to Arsenal’s hopes of ending the season on a high. Alexandre Lacazette’s stunning free-kick eased Unai Emery’s side into the semi finals of the Europa League at the expense of Napoli who failed to trouble an increasingly resilient Arsenal rearguard. Alexandre Lacazette scored the decisive goal in Arsenal’s Europa League win over Napoli (Picture: Getty)‘Arsenal look different when Koscielny and Sokratis play together,’ said Hargreaves commenting upon Arsenal’s newfound defensive resolve. AdvertisementAdvertisement‘I thought the midfield balance was excellent with Torreira and Xhaka, while the front two pose a threat and there was just an excellent balance. ‘You have to give the manager credit, he sets the team up.

Source: Metro April 18, 2019 21:22 UTC