Arsenal beat West Ham United 1-0 at home on Saturday.
Arsenal were unconvincing against West Ham United on Saturday, but managed to grab a narrow 1-0 at the Emirates Stadium.
The Gunners beat Portsmouth 2-0 in the FA Cup on Monday night, and will have been hoping to take that into the game against the Hammers.
However, Arsenal struggled for large parts of the game, and were thankful for West Ham’s profligacy in the first half as they squandered a whole host of chances.
West Ham were made to pay for their wastefulness as Alexandre Lacazette came off the bench to bag the winner for Arsenal, giving Mikel Arteta the win.
Despite the win, there wasn’t a great deal for Arsenal fans to shout about, but the performance of playmaker Dani Ceballos was very encouraging.
Ceballos was handed a start in midfield alongside Granit Xhaka, and turned in a strong display both going forward and defensive in an all-action performance.
The Spaniard notched one key pass, one successful dribble, two tackles won and a huge six interceptions, leading to huge praise from fans on Twitter after the game.
Some called Ceballos ‘fantastic’ and ‘excellent’, whilst some believe that he was completely wasted under Unai Emery – the manager who signed him – and now looks like a ‘completely different player’ under Arteta.
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