Arsenal are well-placed to progress in the Champions League after Leandro Trossard and Bukayo Saka scored in their 2-0 victory over Sevilla
Bukayo Saka still had plenty to do. But this was another night when you knew that he would do it. Thewinger was gliding up the right, his team 1-0 up, 64 minutes on the clock and, when he sliced inside, the sudden shift was so explosive that he appeared to slip.
Up in the stands, the England manager, Gareth Southgate, wore a familiar furrowed brow. Arteta will await the medical report with similar concern. Still, it was the only blot. Arsenal had entered on the back of losses at West Ham and Newcastle. This was much more like it. Havertz ought to have scored inside the opening minute. From a corner won and taken by Gabriel Martinelli, he stood completely unmarked at the far post only to get the connection on the downward header all wrong. Arteta put his hands up to his face. What just happened?
Arsenal dominated the first-half. It was all Sevilla could do to string a few passes together. Crossing the halfway line felt like a pipe-dream, although Pedrosa did suddenly burst clear in the 39th minute. No problem. William Saliba raced back to execute the perfect slide tackle.Gabriel Magalhães had headed off target from an early Saka free-kick and the breakthrough goal was well trailed.
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