Arsenal picked up a morale-boosting 3-0 win over Sheffield United on Sunday night.
The Gunners only drew 1-1 with Slavia Prague on Thursday night, and were comfortably beaten 3-0 at home to Liverpool last weekend.
Mikel Arteta needed a big result, and got what he wanted as Alexandre Lacazette got the ball rolling, finishing off a fine team move.
Gabriel Martinelli added a second to seal the win, before Lacazette grabbed his second and Arsenal’s third to add some gloss to the victory.
This was more like it from Arsenal, who dictated the game in large spells and played neat, intricate football around the box.
One of the key players was Dani Ceballos, who turned in a superb performance having struggled in recent outings.
The Spaniard was given an interesting role in from the left flank to support Granit Xhaka and Martinelli down that side, whilst he was inventive with his passing.
Fans took to Twitter to suggest that Ceballos was ‘immense’, wondering whether he had been replaced by another Ceballos having looked like a different player.
Others couldn’t believe they were picking Ceballos as man of the match having criticised him lately, but felt he deserved praise for a ‘quality’ performance at Bramall Lane.
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