Arsenal purr but far tougher tasks await

Arsenal 6 Ludogorets 0: Bash out another win like this in Bulgaria in two weeks time and Arsenal will have all but qualified for the knock out stage of the Champions League for the 16th year running.

But they will not be getting carried away on and off the pitch in the red half of north London, for they have all been here before.

Riding high at the top of the Premier League, cruising in Europe, a comfortable home tie to win a League Cup quarter-final place and unbeaten in all competitions since the opening day of the season, but now is the time for manager Arsene Wenger to keep his club grounded.