“We scored three at Watford, we scored four against Hull”.
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He believes the aftershocks of the seismic opening day 4-3 defeat to Liverpool are still being felt in north London.
Arsenal were always in control and the result was never in doubt once Jake Livermore was sent off just before half-time for deliberate handball.
Mike Phelan, still only in caretaker charge of Hull despite winning August’s manager of the month award, stuck with the same starting line-up that had served him so well this term, while Petr Cech and Walcott came in for the visitors. Robert Snodgrass reduced the deficit late on when referee Roger East awarded a penalty, but Sanchez rifled home and substitute Granit Xhaka opened his account in stunning fashion as Arsenal became the first away side to win six competitive matches at the KCOM Stadium.
Gabriel is nearly ready to come back but he will struggle to displace Mustafi and Holding also looked good, while the battler between Ospina and Cech is looking closer than ever. So it was important for us to win the Southampton game.
We have to think that we get the supporters behind us when our performances are convincing and not the other way around’.
“It was a good three points”, Coquelin said.
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Snodgrass confidently converted the penalty to rouse the home support but it was short-lived, as seven minutes from the end Walcott saw his shot well saved but the breaking ball came to Sanchez and he kept his cool before lashing into the roof of the net.
However, academy product Alex Iwobi stood out for the visitors with a display full of energy and no little skill. He is not completely ready physically but today I felt in the second half he was much better than the first. He goes behind, many players like to come to the ball and he’s one of the players who is very unsafe for the quality of his runs and his receptions.
“Hull wasn’t going to be easy – they’ve had a very good start and I think they’ll take a lot of points against teams here”.
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Next up for Arsenal in the Premier League is a home clash against Chelsea at The Emirates on Saturday as Arsene Wenger’s men look to gain revenge for the disappointment of their 1-0 loss to the Blues last season.
