TERRACE TALK: Arsenal - Olivier Giroud rescues our squeezed middle

If the Premier League were Monopoly, Arsenal played their ‘Get out of jail free’ card at Old Trafford on Saturday.

Olivier Giroud’s late thumping header gave them a point few would say they deserved, but as badly as they played, it’s hard to escape the conclusion that this was a game from which they’d have taken nothing in previous years.

It’s not the first time this season that they’ve earned points with late goals. A Santi Cazorla penalty against Southampton back in September got them three points from that game, while Laurent Koscielny’s injury-time winner at Turf Moor was just enough for a 1-0 win over Burnley.