With Southampting struggling at the wrong end of the table they needed to get something at the Emirates and they got off to the perfect start, though they were given a huge helping hand in doing so.
Dusan Tadic got down the right for the visitors and swung in a low cross, but to the casual observer there looked to be no danger.
That assessment quickly proved incorrect though, as Long stole in across a static Mustafi to poke past Petr Cech in the home goal.
It was horrible defending from the 'Gunners' and yet further evidence of their "soft centre".
April 8, 2018