ARSENAL fans finally got the front three they’ve been craving to see this season with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Nicolas Pepe and Gabriel Martinelli all netting against West Ham.
The Gunners scored three goals in nine second half minutes at the London Stadium on Monday night to give Freddie Ljungberg his first win in charge of the club.
Arsenal moved up to ninth in the table after beating West Ham 3-1 on Monday nightCredit: Reuters
It was Arsenal’s first win in ten games, and the result lifts the North Londoners up to ninth in the Premier League table – seven points off the top four.
Brazilian starlet Martinelli, 18, started his first match in the top-flight, and he repaid his manager’s faith by netting a fine equaliser in the 60th minute.
With his goal, he became Arsenal’s youngest-ever player to score on his first Premier League start and the club’s fourth-youngest in the Prem full stop.
Martinelli now has eight goals in just seven starts in all competitions this season, and supporters will be desperate to see him become a permanent member of the side.
As well as making the most sprints of any player on the pitch last night (20), the ex-Ituano ace also regained possession more than anybody else, made more tackles and made more blocks.
And while fans wax lyrical over the youngster, another summer signing also showed why Arsenal forked out a club-record £72million for his signature.
Pepe superbly fired the Gunners in front in the 66th minute thanks to a brilliant curling effort into the far corner – his first strike from open play this term.
And just three minutes later he turned provider as his chipped pass found Aubameyang who made no mistake with a close range volley.
Since Aubameyang made his Premier League debut in February 2016, he has scored an incredible 43 goals – a joint-high with Leicester forward Jamie Vardy.
With Arsenal to face Manchester City’s vulnerable defence on the weekend, Ljungberg may decide to leave Lacazette on the bench again in favour of blistering pace.
Freddie Ljungberg, speaks about his side’s performance against West Ham after Arsenal cruise to their first win under the Swede
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
