Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger celebrated the 21st anniversary of his arrival at the club with a routine victory over Brighton.

Arsenal supervisor arsene wenger celebrated the 21st anniversary of his arrival at the club with a routine victory over brighton.

Nacho monreal placed the gunners ahead early on while he shot through a crowded penalty region after brighton had did not clear a loose-kick.

A well worked brighton loose-kick resulted in solly march striking the submit from 20 yards quickly afterwards.

But arsenal delivered a 2nd aim after half of-time whilst a slick passing flow at the counter-attack was emphatically finished off through alex iwobi.

The win ensures wenger's aspect are a point behind north london rivals tottenham within the chasing percent in the back of top-quality league leaders manchester city.


It become critical to get 3 points - wenger
Momentum builds under marathon guy wenger

Brighton have become the forty fifth different club that wenger has defeated within the premier league - greater than any other manager inside the opposition's records.

There has been criticism for wenger earlier inside the season and he remains a divisive parent amongst arsenal supporters, however their season now seems to be on an upward trajectory.

After an outstanding september, in which the gunners went unbeaten with five victories and a draw in all competitions, they started the month of october with a dominant victory and performance.

For the primary time in wenger's arsenal tenure he has had to juggle the one of a kind demanding situations posed by means of the europa league but the erudite frenchman appears to have got a manage at the requirements of playing on thursday and sunday.

Certainly, against newly promoted brighton the gunners seemed something similar to the flat-song bullies of old. Whilst now not at their amazing satisfactory, it changed into a show with the swagger and fluid football which has turn out to be wenger's trademark.

This turned into epitomised with the aid of arsenal's fashionable second goal eleven minutes after half of-time, which changed into a issue of beauty; a swift interchange of passes regarding aaron ramsey, alexis sanchez and alexandre lacazette left brighton's players in a spin before iwobi fired domestic.

The acid take a look at for arsenal will come in opposition to their competitors for the top 4, but there at the least appears to be developing momentum and belief about wenger's side.

Arsenal purpose pitch map
The problematic passing move, particularly on the edge of the penalty region, which led to alex iwobi scoring arsenal's 2d intention is emphasised through this opta graphic
Hughton ought to accept as true with his promotion gamers

The brighton players were out on the emirates turf an hour and a 1/2 earlier than kick-off taking pix, giving the influence they were treating the sport like a cup very last.

The reality while the game kicked off become that arsenal sincerely possessed an excessive amount of nice for the site visitors and the margin of victory should without problems were greater.

Brighton have strengthened their squad for the mission of most desirable league survival with the likes of membership report signing jose izquierdo, surpassed his first begin towards the gunners.

However the seagulls really appeared more functional whilst glenn murray and anthony knockaert -  mainstays of their merchandising-triumphing side - came on as 2nd-half substitutes.

It shows brighton boss chris hughton can nonetheless placed his religion within the tried and tested gamers who introduced for him closing season.

Man of the suit - alexis sanchez (arsenal)

Alexis sanchez
Even if he isn't always at his notable great, alexis sanchez nevertheless manages to seem head and shoulders above his contemporaries. Sanchez created two times as many chances (six) and had two times as many photographs (eight) as some other arsenal participant. Arsenal fanatics can be determined he remains in january.
'soccer changed loads in 21 years' - what they stated

Arsenal manager arsene wenger: "on this task you simplest look for the following recreation. While you appearance back you notice the space you have got made. Universal, football changed loads in this 21 years.

"we stored the smooth sheet and of direction were given 3 factors. We've performed more fluent than today however gambling monday, thursday and nowadays, it became critical to get 3 points. We eased off in attention and decision-making after which it will become a bit tougher.

"the query mark is there while you exchange so many players, are you able to hold concord? It become a tough week due to the fact the game at bate changed into a difficult recreation. I am thrilled."


Many positives in arsenal defeat - hughton
Brighton boss chris hughton: "it changed into a spirited overall performance. I cannot accuse the men of now not giving everything.

"it is usually going to be difficult here, tiers of awareness have to be for ninety mins.

"the most effective unhappiness in the sport is that we should have shown a little greater on the ball and been a bit greater adventurous on the ball. You need to look at the positives."

Four successive clean sheets for arsenal - the stats

Arsenal have now received their ultimate 11 video games on the emirates in all competitions, their second longest ever run at the ground (12 between may additionally and november 2009).
Brighton have in no way received an away healthy towards arsenal in all competitions, drawing as soon as, dropping six instances and scoring simply one intention.
Alexis sanchez has had a hand in 35 top-rated league goals for the reason that begin of ultimate season (24 desires, 11 assists), extra than double another arsenal participant in that point (mesut ozil, 17).
Nacho monreal scored his fourth intention for arsenal in all competitions, with each coming at a exceptional ground.
The gunners have stored 4 successive foremost league clean sheets for the primary time considering may also 2014.
Brighton have scored simply one aim of their four choicest league away games so far this season.
What's subsequent?

Arsenal face watford at vicarage street on saturday, 14 october in the day's late kick-off (17:30 bst), while brighton return to the house comforts of the amex on sunday, 15 october wherein they host everton in a lunchtime fixture (13:30 bst).