Wigan 0
Arsenal 0
It did not take long for Arsenal to realise that their season did not end in San Siro. Where on the pitch in Milan, Arsenal were able to put up their best display of pressing and passing game, the same thing could not be applied on Wigan's JJB Stadium pitch.
But the matter of a cabbage patch for a pitch would not have arisen if Manu Adebayor had converted the chance that came his way in the opening seconds of the match.
Cesc Fabregas found him with a superb ball and he should have done what he did a couple of seasons ago when he was in similar position towards the end of the match and the Togolese international just flicked the ball over the rushing goalkeeper.
This time around he chose to try and stroke it past Chris Kirkland who made a wonderful save.
Wigan never really threaten but Arsenal could NOT adapt to the condition and seemed a few gears slower than usual. In the end, a goalless draw seemed the most appropriate result even though Arsenal came closest through Fabregas whose goal-bound header was pushed away by Kirkland.
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