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Sanchez opened the scoring for the home side in his 100 appearance for Arsenal after a defensive blunder from defender Cahill.
Speaking in his pre-match news conference at London Colney on Friday morning, Wenger said: “He is doing well because he has started, they have started, in a very strong way”.
Chelsea fell behind 1-0 just 11 minutes into the first half after an Alexis Sanchez breakaway where he calmly chipped the ball past the Belgian star keeper Thibaut Courtois.
His signing from Valencia was a protracted series of events, but at the moment the German looks like the centre-back Arsenal fans have been yearning for to partner Laurent Koscielny.
By reeling off a sixth straight English Premier League victory Saturday, Manchester City showed just how formidable it is under Pep Guardiola. Arsenal is five points off the pace.
Despite all the talk about David Luiz’s return, the form of Branislav Ivanovic and Gary Cahill could not be understated against Arsenal: it was a listless performance from the Blues’ most-experienced stalwarts. But the Blues have conceded nine in their last four games in all competitions.
Chelsea improved in the second half but rarely threatened a comeback – and couldn’t even muster a shot on target.
Once again, Chelsea’s defense was ripped apart easily with a slick passing move the visitors could find no way of disrupting.
Three minutes later, Arsenal were 2-0 up as Hector Bellerin found himself in space on the right and picked out Theo Walcott who blasted home from close range.
And he praised their composure amid the pressure of a London derby after red cards undid Wenger’s men in both matches against Chelsea last term.
Ozil faced no resistance as he charged down the pitch before sending the ball to Sanchez on the right flank.
Alexis Sanchez posted the image after Danny Welbeck’s dramatic last minute victor at the Emirates in April. “We played with style, with pace, with movement”. We got almost the flawless first half and that is not bad.
Chelsea made a double change with Willian and Hazard going off for Pedro and Michy Batshuayi.
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Wenger felt his side’s football had been “nearly perfect” in the first half and said their overall display was “one of our best performances of recent years”.
