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The Aston Villa manager, Carla Ward, was full of praise for Jonas Eidevall’s
Arsenal after the final whistle of their 4-0 home defeat by the Gunners on Saturday. “I think this is the best Arsenal side I’ve seen in the last 10 years”, she said. Looking at the scoreline people could be forgiven for thinking Ward was trying to deflect from the performance of her side but the reality was very different. Villa rode wave after wave of Arsenal attack. With just 23% possession they held on until Kim Little struck in the 51st minute. It was a gutsy performance from the Villans. Ward’s side already have two wins having won just three times across the whole of last season and the defeat by Arsenal spoke more of the scintillating form of the visiting team than any stalling of the momentum at Villa. The real measure of Arsenal’s skill and growth, however, will come against an established, mesmerising and sometimes seemingly telepathic
Barcelona on Tuesday night. SW