Arsenal maintained their one hundred pc begin to the brand new Premier League season as they hammered Leeds United 4-0 in a recreation that noticed Bukayo Saka and Martin Odegaard undergo accidents.
The Gunners, who presented new signing Eberechi Eze to the fans at Emirates Stadium forward of kick-off, had been unconvincing of their 1-0 win at Manchester United final week.
It took them some time to get going of their first house recreation of the brand new season. Nevertheless, they had been in cruise management after Jurrien Timber gave them a Thirty fourth-minute lead, which was doubled by Saka on the stroke of half-time after captain Odegaard was compelled off.
Viktor Gyokeres marked his house debut with a aim to place the sport past doubt earlier than Saka then pulled up and got here off in worrying scenes for Arsenal followers forward of subsequent week’s journey to Anfield to face reigning champions Liverpool.
However Timber offered Arsenal with extra purpose to rejoice when he doubled his tally, with Gyokeres offering the of entirety from the penalty spot in stoppage time as Leeds fell again right down to earth with a bump following the excessive of their 1-0 win over Everton on Monday.
Arsenal v Leeds United
Arsenal discovered alternatives arduous to come back by within the early going, Odegaard firing narrowly large earlier than Pascal Struijk noticed a header properly saved by David Raya on the different finish.
However Timber broke the impasse in a style typical of Arsenal below Mikel Arteta in current seasons, the defender changing Declan Rice’s superb supply from a nook with a superb header.
Odegaard’s 2 hundredth look for the membership ended on a bitter notice thereafter. The Norwegian had fallen awkwardly in a problem with Anton Stach early within the first half and twice obtained remedy earlier than admitting defeat after the third go to from the medical employees.
He was changed by Ethan Nwaneri, with Saka taking the armband after which making it 2-0 when he lashed into the top-left nook having been performed down the proper channel by Timber.
Gyokeres successfully ended the sport as contest when he minimize in from the left and powered past a helpless Lucas Perri and into the bottom-right nook, but there was extra damage concern for Arsenal after Saka pulled up on the finish of a dash and instantly signalled that he wanted to be faraway from the motion.
Saka’s exit didn’t gradual the Arsenal momentum, nonetheless, and the spectacular Timber added gloss to the scoreline by prodding house within the 56th minute after one other nook brought about chaos within the Leeds field.
Gyokeres secured a brace of his personal with virtually the ultimate kick of the sport from 12 yards after 15-year-old Max Dowman was adjudged to have been fouled by Stach.
Arsenal will now wait to be taught the severity of the accidents to Saka and Odegaard, which may make the arrival of Eze all of the extra necessary forward of a mouthwatering encounter with Liverpool.
