Per Mertesacker’s final Emirates FA Cup experience will no doubt have left a sour taste in his mouth.
Our captain is to become our academy manager at the end of the season and, despite equalising in the first half against Nottingham Forest on Sunday, could not help us avoid a third-round exit at City Ground.
We spoke to our skipper after the game and this is what he said:
on summing up his emotions after the game…
It’s pretty easy. The manager made a lot of changes, gave a lot of trust to players who haven’t played a lot recently and I don’t think anybody justified their selection today.