Arsenal made it two comprehensive wins in a row after the international break as they hammered Sporting CP 5-1 in their Champions League encounter in Lisbon.
The Gunners did not make the same mistake Manchester City did after Sporting started slowly against them, with Mikel Arteta’s charges quickly taking control of the game.
Gabriel Martinelli opened the scoring in the seventh minute before Kai Havertz and Gabriel Magalhaes got themselves on the scoresheet before the first half was over.
And though Sporting pulled one back through Goncalo Inacio early in the second half, Bukayo Saka’s penalty and Leandro Trossard’s late goal wrapped up an easy win for Arsenal.
Speaking after the game, Saka delivered an emphatic verdict on Gunners captain Martin Odegaard, who has not long returned from injury.
