LONDON -- Arsenal struggled for the opening 25 minutes against Everton last Saturday. Then Sol Campbell was sent off and Arsenal clicked into top gear, playing some outstanding attacking football that saw it win more comfortably than the 2-1 scoreline suggests.
It is not an unfamiliar scenario for Arsenal to play with 10 men. During Arsene Wenger's seven years in charge there have been 51 red cards shown to Arsenal players, and when it comes to winning with a numerical disadvantage no one does it better or has more practice.