Arsenal were absolutely brilliant today against Aston Villa at the Emirates beating the visitors 5-0 in what was a joyous afternoon of football for all Arsenal fans watching as the Gunners punished Villa ruthlessly on the counter attack with both Ozil and Walcott finding the back of the net after coming back into the team following injury.
Now with Manchester United, Southampton, Arsenal, Spurs and Liverpool only separated by five-points we should be in for an epic finish to the season as they all battle for those all-important Champions League places.
Following the match Theo Walcott stopped to speak to Sky Sports saying: The first half was cautious. Aston Villa came at us with a game plan and pressured us, so at the break 1-0 was just deserved.
But in the second half, I can’t think of a more one-sided game. At the end Ashley Westwood had a shot and I think all the Villa fans were cheering. It’s a great victory. The crowd here is buzzing. When a team is at the top of their game then everything happens for them.”
“Mesut [Ozil] has worked tremendously hard to recover from injury, like myself. They always say it’s not going to happen overnight but it has for him – two goals in two games. I haven’t played that much with him since he joined the club, his touch, and his general play is fantastic. I’m very grateful to be able to play with him and hopefully we can both stay fit now and charge on from here.
It is always nice to get goals, especially at the Emirates. My little boy was here today too. The finish was great and it’s such a relief to get that goal out of the way but it is all about the three points.”
