No-one could have dealt with us, boasts Walcott

Arsenal 3 Manchester United 0: Pundits who said Arsenal are in crisis and Manchester United have the best defence in England should be feeling fairly foolish today. Arsene Wenger’s side ran Louis van Gaal’s men ragged with three early goals in a wholly one-sided match and replaced them in second place in the embryonic Premier League table.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger was pleased with the way his players responded to their Champions League humbling at home to Olympiacos last week and said: “I have managed many strong teams and never had one that played 60 games at the same level. You have to accept that, we are human beings.

“It shows the group is very united and they knew we needed a strong response. We started strong and pressed very high. We didn’t give them any chances to score and that was vital. We surprised them with our start.”