Arsenal outcast Shkodran Mustafi once again put in a good show against Standard Liege and helped the Gunners keep yet another clean-sheet during a Europa League clash between the two sides at the Emirates Stadium on Thursday night.
In the three games that he has featured this season, Arsenal has kept clean sheets in all the three and his performance, for a player Arsenal coach fans and the coach wanted out in the summer has been, to say the least, commendable.
“I want the players to be happy here, I want the players to be protagonists here, and last year, for example, with Mustafi and Mo, when they didn’t play, they weren’t happy. I spoke with them a lot of times last year in this position and I think it is positive for them to leave and to sign for another team where they can be protagonists, they can be happy and can continue their careers as players.
“They are very big players but here for one circumstance or another circumstance they are going to have fewer chances to show their capacity or to be happy with us taking minutes of playing matches,” Arsenal coach Unai Emery speaking about Mustafi and Elneny in August.
The world cup winner is yet to feature in any league match this campaign and coincidentally, the Gunners have kept just one clean-sheets in the seven league matches that they have played and currently sit fourth in the log with 12 points.
Arsenal fans have noted an improvement in his performance and some have even suggested that he deserves to start in the league where David Luiz and Sokratis have been the Gunners’ mainstay central defense pairing.
Boys were on fire today 🔥 Great performance and another clean sheet 👊🏼 #sm20 pic.twitter.com/iAhh3PAWdG
— Shkodran Mustafi (@MustafiOfficial) October 3, 2019
Shkodran Mustafi this season:
Games played: 3
Clean sheets: 3We're often quick to criticize him, but when he plays well, it needs to be acknowledged. He's been rock solid in these 3 games and I hope it continues. He's a confidence player. pic.twitter.com/NZ9trWGNfr
— LTArsenal™ (@ltarsenal) October 3, 2019
Shkodran Mustafi has kept more clean sheets (3) than Virgil van Dijk this season (2). pic.twitter.com/0e57fo7SYI
— bet365 (@bet365) October 3, 2019
Arsenal have now kept three clean sheets in the three games Shkodran Mustafi has featured in this season. #afc pic.twitter.com/HVIL1pF2xf
— afcstuff (@afcstuff) October 3, 2019
I’m not going to be the one defending Mustafi here, but truth be told he’s been class in every game he’s played this season, although the opposition wasn’t the best.
— Spanish Gooner (@elspanishgooner) October 3, 2019
Mustafi has not conceeded a single goal this season.
I'd rather not speak😂 pic.twitter.com/UL2sRDjf4h— Lamarr ❁ (@Kinglamar___) October 3, 2019
So far this season…
Arsenal with Mustafi: 3 clean sheets in 3 games.
Arsenal without Mustafi: 1 clean sheet in 7 games. pic.twitter.com/YR1lHCDQh0— Matt (@MGH) October 3, 2019
Honestly. Mustafi & Holding are the perfect CB pairing to take Arsenal forward. Holding has been better than both Luiz & Sokratis since his return. Mustafi on the other hand has always been Arsenal's best CB bar his mistakes, which he seems to have cut out. Time for EPL starts. pic.twitter.com/Vqaj9XAY1Q
— Laxx (@ManLikeLaxx) October 4, 2019