Apparently, Leyton Orient chairman Barry Herne has promised all of his players a trip to Las Vegas should they beat Arsenal here and set up an away quarter-final match against Premier League leaders Manchester United. If he wanted to use that as a motivational tactic, it seems to have worked, as Orient (wearing their home reds, which means Arsenal are in yellow and maroon) are doing plenty of hard work in midfield, pressing Arsenal ferociously whenever the visitors are on the ball, which since it's Arsenal is a lot.
Leyton Orient Vs. Arsenal: Trip To Vegas On The Offing For Home Side?
Both sides have had early chances - Marouane Chamakh headed straight at goalkeeper Jamie Jones after an Andrei Arshavin cross, and Manuel Almunia came very close to having a first minute disaster as he spilled a weak long range effort from Stephen Dawson. Fortunately for the Gunners, there were no red shirts around to pounce on the loose ball, and their somewhat unreliable keeper was able to secure at the second attempt. It's pretty clear that Arsenal are the better side right now, but their play is a touch sloppy in the final third of the pitch and Orient are defending adequately enough as soon as any yellow shirts cross the halfway line.
Do Vegas and Old Trafford await for the home team? It’s been a promising start, but there’s plenty of match yet to be played.
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