The perfect start

A 3-0 win over Sevilla. What I saw was an Arsenal display of consummate ease, sharpness and professionalism.

Fab4 notched his sixth of the season on the 27th minute. Looked pretty much a deflected shot. It was 2-0 in the second half when Robin van Persie fired home from close range after Sagna had nodded to his path via Fab4’s freekick.

Dudu came on late in the match and still had time to notch a third goal at stoppage time. It came off a classic move involving superb ball interchange between Fab4 and Hleb.

To be fair, that so called dark horse Sevilla did have some good spells… or spurts. For the home team, Fab4 was fabulous and Sagna was so solid at the back.

On more football front, Russian Usmanov upped his Arsenal stakes to 21%. The biggest news was probably The Special One leaving Chelsea by mutual consent. Lastly, Juande Ramos and Martin Jol just got that sinking feeling together.

Actually, I don’t give a hoot about what goes on at Stamford Bridge….C’mon, the Gunners, slay Derby this weekend.