Source: Daily_Mail
AZ Alkmaar 1 Arsenal 1: Da Silva takes the shine off Wenger party
Arsene Wenger wants to spend his 60th birthday on Thursday in low-key fashion but that was no reason for his side to follow his lead against AZ Alkmaar.
Cesc Fabregas looked to have handed his manager the perfect early present, rounding off a clinical passing move in the 36th minute.
The goal also had plenty of significance for Fabregas, who has spent a difficult few weeks worrying about the health of his grandfather, now thankfully understood to be on the mend.
But the skipper's strike failed to provide the impetus for Arsenalto brush their opponents aside and AZ's late, late equaliser throughDavid Mendes da Silva was no more than Ronald Koeman's side deserved.
