Official Site of Arsenal · Sep 17, 2019
‘I just wanted to get us going... and I did!’
Danielle van de Donk was eager to make an impact off the bench against Manchester United - and she did just that.
Our Dutch playmaker replaced Jordan Nobbs with just 20 minutes to go and the scores locked at 0-0.
It looked as though we would be held to a point by Casey Stoney's resolute side, but then with one minute to play Van de Donk popped up in the box to net her first goal of the season and secure a dramatic win. We spoke to our No 7 after the game. This is what she said:
on how she felt after scoring the winner…
Honestly, I didn’t know what to do! I was just so happy and excited! I don’t know quite know how to put it into words.
on what Joe said to her before she came off the bench…