Arsenal, despite seeing a 2-0 lead halved by Hull’s Robert Snodgrass with just over 10 minutes to play, were never really in danger of losing the three points as they controlled proceedings in East Yorkshire. Despite the 4-1 scoreline, the Tigers showed no signs of yielding after going down to 10-men and were left to rue the harsh scoreline which arguably flattered the visitors.
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Sanchez will get the attention for his goals, but against a physical Hull side Iwobi showed he has the fight and determination to go with his flair. So overall I think we responded well.
“I want to know what happened and for it not to happen again”.
Wenger is pleased with Arsenal’s upward trajectory after a tough start to the campaign and hopes “we can continue our improvement”. “It was a hard game, obviously the red card made it a bit easier for us but it was a tough match so it was really pleasing to get the win”.
“My future is a lot brighter – 48 hours ago I was offered some terms”. Once he’s made his decision it’s all in.
Arsene Wenger revealed that Santi Cazorla should have taken Arsenal’s penalty against Hull City on Saturday, rather than Alexis Sanchez who instead took the spot-kick and saw his effort saved by goalkeeper Eldin Jakupovic.
Credit Hull with bouncing back and winning a penalty when Dieumerci Mbokani was brought down by Petr Cech in the area. However, two late goals for the Gunners sealed the deal for them.
Arsenal will now travel to the City Ground to face Nottingham Forest in the League Cup before welcoming Antonio Conte and Chelsea to The Emirates next weekend.
Sanchez’s penalty miss means he is the only Arsenal player to take more than one Premier League penalty and fail to score with any of them.
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The Chile worldwide proved to be the match victor, however, there are still question marks surrounding Arsene Wenger’s decision to start him at centre-forward.
