David Luiz has finally arrived at Arsenal.The seasoned centre-back's first few months with the Gunners under Unai Emery were simply woeful, with many questioning why the Brazilian was signed - even if it was just for £8m.But last night in the 2-0 win over Manchester United, the 32-year-old looked like a £50m colossus at the back, deservedly scooping BT Sport's man of the match award.And just before collecting the award after the game, Luiz gave one of the most brutally honest post-match interviews you will ever hear from a footballer.It's rare you hear a professional player at the higher echelons of the game speak in such a manner.
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Luiz told BT's Des Kelly: "I think it was great. We were great in the first half and showed a maturity in the second.
"We have to be honest and admit physically we are not ready, but you have to show heart and this team is ready to change a lot of things.
"We showed that today and we are going to do big things in the future."
The Arsenal team looked visibly delighted at full-time, with Luiz stating that Arteta's new energy is already making a huge difference.
“Mikel is a great coach," he added. "He knows football, he was a great player. He brings things where I believe in his philosophy & I think he can improve every single player.
"And in life when you are happy results can be different. If you work with happiness and believing what you are doing it is totally different. Our season started very bad but things can change."
A penny for Emery's thoughts.
Sokratis Papastathopoulos was stood next to Luiz for the interview and the Greek defender also took a bit of a parting shot at Emery when questioned.
He said: “We know that we are not ready to fight for 90 minutes & for this second-half today, we struggled, but I think every player now likes the way that we play. The fun is back. We have to try more & play better & better every game.”
It just makes you wonder; why did the Arsenal board persist with Emery so bloody long?
The players clearly weren't happy and his system - which included playing Lucas Torreira in the number 10 role - was stifling every single player.
Some may say Luiz and Sokratis were 'throwing Emery under the bus', but they were probably venting months of frustration - and why shouldn't they?