Flop Fulop fires Gunners to third

When Arsenal needed it most, they knew who to turn to.

Mon, 14 May, 2012 - 01:00
West Brom 2 Arsenal 3 Julian Bennetts

When they needed someone to drag them out of a hole and into the Champions League, they turned to one man.

Not Robin van Persie; nor Tomas Rosicky, Theo Walcott or any of the other usual candidates.

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