Why Benayoun’s hard-working performance at Stoke allowed Arsenal to dominate proceedings

On Inside The Formation we'll look at an individual player's performance and analyse their input into the game. Today Joss Bennett looks at Yossi Benayoun's performance against Stoke City.

Since joining Arsenal in what seemed like a fairly random loan move last summer – after all, Arsenal had already signed two wingers in the same window in Gervinho and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain –Benayoun has struggled for place in Wenger’s starting XI.


That is, until the Israeli’s hard-work finally paid off in one of the best North London derbies ever. The former Liverpool player’s determined attitude and eagerness to press the ball has established him as ...