League Cup: Arsenal make light work of Wimbledon, eye North London derby

A third win a row for Arteta has eased the noise around his future even though this was not as easy as the score suggests

Arsenal's Eddie Nketiah (left, facing) celebrates with team-mates after scoring their side's third goal. Picture: Tim Goode/PA 

ARSENAL 3 WIMBLEDON 0

Mikel Arteta sent a near sell-out crowd home in high spirits ahead of Sunday's North London derby against Tottenham. The Arsenal manager successfully made 10 changes to his starting line up to win this third round League Cup tie in a north v south London derby warm-up which the fans seemed to take as seriously as his replacement players.