Three talking points as Arsenal start with a three-goal win

Arsenal started their 2020-21 Premier League campaign with a cushty and impressive 3-0 win away to newly-promoted Fulham on Saturday lunchtime.

Alexandre Lacazette opened the scoring inside eight minutes with a faucet in before debutant Gabriel Magalhaes headed within the second from a corner shortly after the restart.

A fine finish from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang shortly before the hour put the icing on the cake for Mikel Arteta’s side, who could end the opening weekend top of the table.

The Gunners had headed into the sport without injured centre-backs David Luiz and Pablo Mari, whilst Dani Ceballos was seemingly lacking full match fitness following his recent loan move from Real Madrid, because the Spaniard only started on the bench.

Three things we observed from Fulham 0-3 Arsenal:

Willian’s impact: The 32-year-old arrived in North London from rivals Chelsea on a free transfer and made an instantaneous impact for his new club. The Blues did not negotiate a deal for the proper winger, who scored nine goals and recorded seven assists in 29 Premier League starts for Frank Lampard’s side last season. Willian opened his Arsenal account with two assists and was also significantly involved within the opener too. He struck the surface of the post from an immediate place kick which was inches faraway from capping off an ideal debut. On this basis, Nicolas Pepe goes to possess a really difficult task getting back to the starting lineup.

Gabriel was a rock: The £23 million arrival from Lyon seemed like he was worth every penny on this basis. Although Gabriel Magalhaes is to find out from David Luiz at Arsenal, he showed good composure on the ball like his fellow countryman, whilst also being solid in defence. apart from an opportunity within the opening five minutes, Fulham never looked on the brink of scoring at lunchtime. That said, there'll be more tougher tests for the 22-year-old and therefore the Gunners’ defence because the season goes on. Saturday’s host started without last season’s top scorer.

Mesut Ozil’s days are numbered: Mohamed Elneny started today’s game whilst the 2014 World Cup winner wasn’t even within the matchday squad. Mikel Arteta is settled on his 3-4-3 formation, even with limited options in central defence today due to injuries, which suggests there’s no room for Mesut Ozil within the varsity . The German had fallen out of favour with the manager last season anyway and his poor performances out wide suggest he won’t get a chance within the front three this season, particularly with Nicolas Pepe, Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli all available. The EFL Cup could also be the sole competition we see Mesut Ozil in an Arsenal shirt again

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