Of all the players to deal a hammer blow to Arsenal’s Champions League qualification hopes, the script was written for Bruno Guimaraes. Newcastle’s Brazilian midfield lynchpin has been a revelation since joining from Lyon in the January transfer window.
Guimaraes made 36 passes in the first half, the most of any player on the pitch and more than double of any Arsenal player. While Calum Wilson scored the opener after neat work down Newcastle’s right hand side, it is Bruno who many supporters wanted to see join the club in January.
"I did speak to some other clubs," he said when asked about the Arsenal interest.
