A selection of Arsenal fans have praised the performance of defender David Luiz during the club’s 2-0 win over Manchester City in the FA Cup semi-final.
Luiz had a dreadful performance in the previous meeting against the Cityzens last month (3-0 loss) where he was culpable for conceding two goals in the space of 25 minutes before he was red carded for a professional foul.
Thereafter, they were doubts whether the club would extend his contract beyond June 30 and the announcement of a one-year renewal came with opposition from some of the Gunners supporters.
Since his comeback, Luiz has been solid at the heart of the club’s defence and he came up with his best performance of the campaign against the Cityzens on Saturday.
The entire Gunners backline produced a solid display in the 2-0 victory in the FA Cup semi-final and Luiz was the pick of the defenders over the course of 90 minutes.
The Brazil produced a dominant display at the heart of the defence with one tackle, four interceptions, 11 clearances and also won four aerial duels in the process, as per whoscored.
This has certainly pleased a number of the club’s fans and here are some of the reactions on Twitter during and after Cup encounter.
David Luiz was slated for weeks after his display at the Etihad, and rightly so.
Today, he was magnificent & made a lot of us eat our words. 10/10 display from him.
— Patrick Timmons (@PatrickTimmons1) July 18, 2020
So David Luiz has been saving his performance for this game. I'll accept 😜 #COYG #ARSMCI
— Carol Radull (@CarolRadull) July 18, 2020
https://twitter.com/GurjitAFC/status/1284590553708011520
Tremendous turnaround by David Luiz. We all wanted him out a few weeks ago and he has just proved us all that he still has something left on the tank. He was imperial today. That one year extension is looking way better now! pic.twitter.com/sPFJf2bdYH
— Eduardo Hagn (@EduardoHagn) July 18, 2020
David Luiz’s best performance in an Arsenal shirt. He was huge. Gabriel Jesus was nowhere to be seen
— The Gooners (@TheGooners__) July 18, 2020
The Gunners had lost seven straight games against the Cityzens before Saturday’s meeting, but they produced a superb showing on either side of the pitch with just 29 percent of the possession.
The margin of victory could have been bigger, considering Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who bagged a match-winning brace, had a couple of more chances to find the back of the net.
One of those came prior to the opening strike after Luiz made a splendid pass to put him through on goal, but he unfortunately hit his effort straight at Ederson.
Regardless of this, the north London giants managed to prevail with a solid win and they now have the opportunity to win a record 14th Cup title at the Wembley on August 1.
