BOURNEMOUTH, England -Martin Odegaard scored twice within the opening 11 minutes as Arsenal outclassed newly-promoted Bournemouth for a 3-0 victory to maneuver high of the Premier League on Saturday.
The previous Actual Madrid participant, Arsenal’s captain, opened the scoring after 5 minutes following good work by Gabriel Jesus and doubled their lead from Ben White’s pull again.
Bournemouth did not have a shot or contact in Arsenal’s penalty space in a one-sided first half they usually have been solely marginally higher within the second interval.
French defender William Saliba curled an unstoppable effort into the highest nook to make it 3-0 within the 54th minute and put Arsenal in to cruise management within the south coast sunshine.
Jesus, excellent once more for Arsenal, had a aim dominated out for offside because the guests made it three successive wins — a distinction to final season after they misplaced their opening three.
It's the first time they've gained their first three Premier League video games in 18 years.
Arsenal are high with 9 factors, two greater than north London rivals Tottenham Hotspur, though champions Manchester Metropolis can dislodge them with a win at Newcastle United on Sunday.
Bournemouth have suffered back-to-back defeats after beating Aston Villa on the opening day of the season.
Whereas Arsenal will face sterner checks than a below-par Bournemouth, the ruthless approach they tore Scott Parker’s aspect aside confirmed how far they've come from final season.
The signings of Jesus and Oleksandr Zinchenko from Manchester Metropolis seem to have galvanised Arsenal whereas French teenager Saliba, again from mortgage spells, seems the half.
“Profitable makes life fully completely different. The environment is sweet. The unity is unbelievable,” Arteta mentioned.
Arsenal have been clearly within the temper from the primary minute they usually wanted solely 5 minutes to go forward.
Jesus made a jinking run into the center of the Bournemouth space and when fellow Brazilian Gabriel Martinelli’s shot was saved the ball got here out to Odegaard who steered it dwelling.
Odegaard made it 2-0 when he buried Ben White’s pull again in model — the aim standing after a VAR verify for offside.
Arsenal have been streets forward of Bournemouth and made it 3-0 9 minutes after the interval when Saliba picked out the highest nook with a classy end from Granit Xhaka’s arrange.
Jesus thought he had made it 4-0 however a VAR verify dominated it out for offside and Arsenal had a number of extra possibilities late on to stress the gulf in school.
“The primary half was actually unacceptable from us in some ways. We would have liked to have humility when it comes to understanding the dynamics of the sport and what we have been up in opposition to,” Parker mentioned.
“There’s no shame dropping to Arsenal however what shouldn't be acceptable is how we went about it within the first half.”
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