Arsenal vs Chelsea player ratings: Who impressed as Arsene Wenger's side put on a show against the Blues?
The Gunners dominated from the first whistle to the last, but who impressed the most?
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Your support makes all the difference.Arsene Wenger reaches 20 years as Arsenal manager next week and during that time he will not have enjoyed many victories more than the beating his side doled out to Chelsea at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday evening.
The 66-year-old saw the Gunners completely overrun their London rivals and they fully deserved the 3-0 win that lifts them to third in the Premier League.
Alexis Sanchez got the ball rolling as he marked his 100th Arsenal appearance with the opening goal, stealing in to rob Gary Cahill of possession before finishing well as Theo Walcott and Mesut Ozil also struck in a fine first-half for the hosts.
Arsenal may face Basle here in a Champions League game on Wednesday but, on the week of his landmark anniversary, this was the game Wenger would have been desperate to win.
He reaches his milestone on October 1 and, despite being in charge for two decades, the Frenchman had not tasted a Premier League victory over Chelsea in nearly a quarter of that time.
October 2011 was the last time he celebrated three points from this particular London derby and Arsenal had not even scored in the league against their rivals since January 2013 - but Wenger and his side were soon on their way to addressing that issue.
How did we rate each player's performance at the Emirates?
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