Eddie Nketiah starts the party as Arsenal cruise past Glimt
Eddie Nketiah was delighted after putting Arsenal on course for a comfortable 3-0 Europa League win over Norwegian champions Bodo Glimt.
Rob Holding and Fabio Vieira added the other goals, but it was particularly special for Nketiah, who is yet to start in the Premier League this season, as the Gunners made it two wins from two in Group A.
"A good win, the atmosphere was electric," he said. "Everyone has to play their role, so we have to keep fighting."
Glimt had stunned Roma 6-1 in the group stage, and knocked out Celtic, on their way to the Europa Conference League quarter-finals last season.
But their evening in London did not get off to the best of starts when their bus got stuck on a tight bend in the narrow streets surrounding the stadium, forcing the players to get off and walk the rest of the way.
But once the match started it was Arsenal who were strolling to a comfortable victory.
Vieira should have given them the lead in the ninth minute after Granit Xhaka, one of three starters who also began Saturday’s win over Tottenham, fed the overlapping Kieran Tierney down the left.
Tierney’s cut-back found Vieira 12 yards out but the Portuguese midfielder’s shot grazed the crossbar.
Nketiah had already curled an early effort narrowly wide before he opened the scoring in the 23rd minute.
Gabriel Martinelli did well to hold on to the ball in a congested midfield before eventually smuggling it out wide to Tierney.
EDDIE!EDDIE!EDDIE!COME ON ARSENAL!