Gabriel Martinelli scored two goals and set up another as a heavily rotated Arsenal side turned on the style to thrash Standard Liege 4-0 in their Europa League Group F meeting at the Emirates Stadium.
Match Report
Gabriel Martinelli's two goals helped Arsenal to a comfortable victory over Standard Liege on Europa League matchday two.
Arsenal made it six points from a possible six in the Europa League this season with a 4-0 victory over Standard Liege on Thursday.
Gabriel Martinelli scored twice in quick succession before Joe Willock added a third in a clinical first 22 minutes from Unai Emery's side.
Dani Ceballos netted his first goal for the club in the second half to cap a routine win for the Gunners, who are already looking a solid bet to reach the next round.
Match Events
13' GOAL! Arsenal 1-0 Standard Liege (Martinelli)
GOAL! 1-0! Tierney beat his man down the left flank and whipped in an inviting delivery for Martinelli, who stooped to guide a cushioned header beyond Milinkovic-Savic and into the roof of the net!
16' GOAL! Arsenal 2-0 Standard Liege (Martinelli)
GOAL! 2-0! Martinelly scores again! What a start for the 18-year-old today! This time the Brazillian receives a pass from Nelson inside the area, before turning his marker and curling an unstoppable finish into the far corner from 12 yards!
22' GOAL! Arsenal 3-0 Standard Liege (Willock)
GOAL! 3-0! Nelson cuts in for the third time this evening and fires another shot in which gets deflected straight into the path of Willock, who simply rolls a calm finish beyond the goalkeeper from 12!
43' No penalty? Nelson has been taken down in the box!
Ceballos plays another clever pass in between the Standard defenders and Nelson sprints onto it before knocking the ball around Milinkovic-Savic, who appears to bring the Arsenal man down. However, the referee remains unmoved and the London side will have to settle for a corner.
55' CHANCE! Martinelli's attempt wide out
So close to Martinelli's third! Willock scurries towards the byline before lashing a devious low ball across the face of goal, where Martinelli pokes a sliding shot narrowly wide of the post.
57' GOAL! Arsenal 4-0 Standard Liege (Ceballos)
GOAL! 4-0! Maitland-Niles intelligently picks out Martinelli's run into the six-yard box and the Brazillian dinks it over Milinkovic-Savic for Ceballos to poke over the line! A beautiful team goal!
82' Double chances from Pepe and Bellerin
Martinelli merrily nutmegs his marker before skidding a low cross towards Bellerin at the back post, who can only fire his shot over the bar from just inside the box.