abstract:Side midfielder is a term which is occasionally used in association football to describe a player who plays on the side of the midfield. The more common term for this is wide midfielder or winger.
Although Nadir Belhadj pulled a goal back for the home side, midfielder Alex Song nodded in a fourth with 10 minutes left from Nasri's right-wing cross.
However, Gunners goalkeeper Manuel Almunia saved Alessandro Diamanti's resultant penalty to preserve the lead given to the home side by midfielder Denilson in the fifth minute.