Never has winding the clock down looked so good
In a highly entertaining Fourth Round of the FA Cup, Arsenal’s 3-2 win over Brighton was right up there with the big shocks. The Gunners played some stunning football at times, scored some sublime goals and yet they couldn’t shake off the Championship side, who twice reduced the margin to one, pushing Arsene Wenger’s men all the way.
You wouldn’t say Arsenal were hanging on at the end but they were more than happy to waste time in the final minutes and their star man Alexis Sanchez did so in a way that was a few notches above running to the corner and trying to fend off defenders with your arse.
The Chilean instead produces a series of stepovers, a nutmeg and a few swivels to waste some precious seconds, confusing the heck out of two Brighton defenders in the process.
