Mikel Arteta will appear before the press after Arsenal’s Premier League win over West Ham United at the London Stadium.
The game started slowly for the Gunners, but they gave Bukayo Saka and Leandro Trossard early chances. But in the end William Saliba found his way to Declan Rice’s corner, allowing the floodgates to surely open.
Saka was given the chance to make amends for his penalty miss at the London Stadium last year by stepping up from the spot to double Arsenal’s lead after being brought down by Alphonse Areola at the London Stadium. .
Then, Gabriel headed home a set-piece from Rice, and Leandro Trossard scored Arsenal’s 8,000th league goal just before half-time, giving the Gunners four points in 15 minutes.
The team continued their momentum after the break, with Saka scoring their second goal with a stunning near-post finish and Arsenal their fifth. Rice then homered his sixth point from 30 yards remaining to round out the scoring.
You can hear Mikel Arteta talk about all this and more. football.london‘s Arsenal correspondent Kaya Kaynak talks in the live blog below.
16:38Kaya Kaynak
Arteta on Nwaneri
There are things you have to earn within your team. It’s about trust from your teammates. The players on the bench were whispering to each other to bring him in, which is great.
16:38Kaya Kaynak
Arteta vs Tomiyasu
Yes, he was giggling when he came to the national team. After all the minutes he played, it wasn’t a moment to put him in danger.
16:38Kaya Kaynak
Arteta on Rice’s set pieces
Yeah, that’s what we knew and could imagine. It also depends on who plays in the team and our height in the box.He also did it at West Ham.
16:37Kaya Kaynak
Arteta wins if he wins with a statement
Yes, we are currently maintaining and building some momentum. Not only the results but also the performance was good. Other teams are doing it as well, so we need to keep it up.
16:37Kaya Kaynak
Arteta says ‘Arsenal smelled like blood’ at Saca
It depends on what he says. What I feel is a team that wants to get better and better.
16:37Kaya Kaynak
arteta on rice
I’m really happy with him. I know it was an emotional day for him because he loves West Ham. But he had to focus on what he had to do. Set pieces were one of them. I was really happy to see the crowd giving him what he deserved.
16:37Kaya Kaynak
arteta wins
It’s time to beat West Ham. we all knew that. We knew it was going to be a tough game and we knew we had to be better in both boxes today.we were
16:26Kaya Kaynak
“I smelled blood.”
Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka told Sky Sports:
“We were leading 4-0 in the first half and could have scored more. Today we smelled blood and went for it.”
When Arsenal reached 50 goals:
“I’m really happy that we achieved it. We missed some chances to score, but it was a great achievement and I’m proud of it.”
16:04Kaya Kaynak
Player evaluation
Declan Rice had found it tough in the last two games against West Ham, but he was outstanding today with two assists and a fantastic goal. He showed great personality, but so did Bukayo Saka’s use of the pen.
Our full Arsenal player ratings, which you can read here, include so many outstanding performers.
16:03Kaya Kaynak
welcome
hello and welcome football.londonMikel Arteta’s press conference after Arsenal’s 6-0 win over West Ham.