Nuno Espirito Santo highlighted three gamers who had been important to Arsenal’s 3-0 Premier League win towards Nottingham Forest on Saturday.
After a run of simply two wins in seven video games earlier than the worldwide break, the Gunners appeared again to their finest on the Emirates towards Forest.
Bukayo Saka and Thomas Partey discovered the again of the web earlier than Ethan Nwaneri scored his first top-flight purpose late on.
The match was tipped to be a detailed encounter, as the edges had been degree on factors forward of kick-off with Forest having fun with a exceptional begin to the season.
However Santo’s facet had been very a lot second finest on the day, struggling solely their third league defeat of the marketing campaign.
The Forest supervisor had no qualms over the consequence, admitting his staff couldn’t deal with Arsenal’s rampant assault, pinpointing the performances of three gamers.
‘They performed effectively and we didn’t play so effectively. Arsenal had been the higher staff,’ Santo stated post-match.
‘High quality gamers when they’re concerned within the recreation it turns into more durable. [Martin] Odegaard is one in all them.
‘[Leandro] Trossard created issues and Saka created issues. You can not give time to gamers to determine so freely. Second half we grew to become extra urgent however they killed us with the second and third objectives.
‘There’s not a lot to say. We now have to enhance as a result of we did loads of unhealthy issues – particularly with the defending.
Bukayo Saka’s stats vs Nottingham Forest
1 purpose
1 help
6 photographs, 2 on course
4 possibilities created
13 touches in opp field
5x possession received
4 duels received
2 profitable take-ons
2 fouls received
‘Dropping is at all times very painful. We got here up brief.’
Odegaard was making his first begin since struggling a prolonged ankle damage in September and teed up Saka’s opener, a lot to the delight of Mikel Arteta.
‘I worth that [Odegaard’s performance] as a result of it’s very troublesome to do after 5 or 6 weeks out,’ the Arsenal boss stated.
‘It doesn’t shock me due to how he appears daily. When he’s on the staff you may sense one thing totally different. It’s troublesome to place a finger on what however he’s there.’
Arteta will probably be hoping for extra of the identical in Arsenal’s subsequent match on Tuesday after they face Sporting Lisbon within the Champions League.
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