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Wednesday, January 1, 2014

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Nicklas Bendtner does not have the face of a baby. Nor usually the clinical aim of an assassin, but the hairy, misfiring Dane came off the bench and soured Ole Gunnar Solksjaer’s proposed return to English football.
In other circumstances, Solskjaer may have appreciated more than most the late drama and heroic role of Arsenal’s super-sub.
But it cannot have been the outcome the next Cardiff manager was hoping for when he jetted in from Norway to attend the game at the Emirates Stadium in the company of the club’s eccentric billionaire owner Vincent Tan.

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Big moment: Nicklas Bendtner celebrates with Bacary Sagna after scoring his late goal

Following up: Bendtner pounces to score on the second attempt after Marshall had saved his initial effort

Ouch! Bendtner sprained his ankle while scoring the vital opener and has been ruled out for weeks

That'll seal it: Theo Walcott celebrates his goal in stoppage time

Back to the top: Walcott lifts the ball over Marshall to make it 2-0

Meet the new boss? Ole Gunnar Solskjaer watched the match at the Emirates alongside Cardiff owner Vincent Tan

Back to the top: Arsenal returned to the Premier League summit after their win

Free header: Arsenal's Per Mertesacker heads wide of the target during the second half

Gutted: Per Mertesacker and Jack Wilshere react with disbelief as a chance goes begging

Aerial battle: Craig Noone jumps with Nacho Monreal during the first period

'We cannot stop him from talking to other clubs at the moment. He says he wants to stay and if Nicklas is focused on staying with us, and on his job, he is a great striker.
'He has gone through some difficult periods but I told him before the game he was back to his level, where I want him to be.
'If he continues to develop like that, he can be back in the team. Unfortunately he got injured and it looks like weeks not days. I’m very sad, not just for us but especially for him also. Usually he’s not a fragile player. It was bad luck.'
Bendtner’s injury is worrying for Arsenal who are also without Olivier Giroud ahead of Saturday’s FA Cup derby against Tottenham. Aaron Ramsey and Mesut Ozil were missing yesterday but Giroud’s absence was most keenly felt.
Lukas Podolski started the game at centre-forward and looked well out of touch. Podolski may be a better finisher than Giroud but he does not lead the line and combine with those around him.

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Breakthrough: Nicklas Bendtner's 88th minute goal on our Match Zone

Midfield rumble: Jack Wilshere tries to find some room to manoeuvre as Gary Medel challenges

In the book: Referee Jonathan Moss shows Arsenal defender Per Mertesacker a yellow card

'It doesn’t mean we go straight from Nicklas’s ankle injury to the transfer market but we have Giroud and Bendtner out,' said Wenger. 'Podolski has not played for four months and lacked that bit of sharpness needed up front. He needed a game and he got it. It was not easy for him.'
Arsenal started slowly, finding it hard to penetrate Cardiff for the first hour. Jack Wilshere thought he was tripped by Gary Medel and Craig Noone thought Monreal had handled but referee Jon Moss was within his rights to deny both penalty appeals.
The game exploded with Arsenal’s double change, 25 minutes from time. Tomas Rosicky added urgency and thrust to the midfield - which brought Santi Cazorla to life - and Bendtner provided a better arrowhead to Wenger’s team.
At about the same time, Cardiff lost Jordan Mutch, their best attacking outlet, with a hamstring injury.

Doubling up: Theo Walcott's second goal for Arsenal on our Match Zone service

Tussle: Theo Walcott attempts to sprint away from Kim Bo-Kyung during the early stages of the game

On the slide: Arsenal's Theo Walcott stretches for the ball as Cardiff's Ben Turner closes him down

Commanding: Jack Wilshere's heat map from the match

Per Mertesacker missed the target with two glorious chances: first planting a free header wide from a cross by Walcott and then, totally unmarked from a corner, he clipped a post with another simple header from six yards.
Mertesacker ought to have scored but these near misses lifted the mood. A goal seemed likely and pressure steadily increased with Wilshere, Cazorla and Walcott all going close. Steven Caulker cleared from Sagna but the resistance was finally broken by Bendtner.
Wilshere and Rosicky combined cleverly to release Walcott, who clipped the ball over Marshall’s dive for the second and Arsenal left the field with the exhausted delight of a team which had produced the sort of display that counts in a title race.
Cardiff moved a little closer to relegation trouble and a little closer to appointing Manchester United’s former baby-faced assassin as their new manager.