Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain: 'That defeat was the turning point for us'

Despite a painful drubbing on his debut at Manchester United, the midfielder has enjoyed his first season at ArsenalAlthough most extracurricular activities were cancelled in the past week for the Arsenal squad, with Sunday's critical contest to settle the final Champions League positions looming, the club's annual charity ball requires the presence of all the players, in black tie, to mingle with guests and to pull out their credit cards to help the auction to go with a bang. It is light relief of sorts. Robin van Persie and Gervinho engage in a bidding war for a signed Thierry Henry boot (sold to the man with 30 league goals this season for...