IT'S A QUICK FIX FOR ARTETA

FROM a team which had to score, forgotten how suddenly they could not stop.

- John Cross

At an incredible turnaround for Arsenal as they blitzed PSV Eindhoven to as good as book their place in the Champions League quarter-finals. They scored seven and did not even have a fit centre forward.

Jurrien Timber, Ethan Nwaneri, Mikel Merino, Martin Odegaard (twice), Leandro Trossard and Riccardo Calafiori were on target and, having failed to score in their previous two Premier League games, they enjoyed a record away win in this competition.

Nwaneri, at 17 years and 348 days the second youngest Arsenal player to play in a Champions knock-out League game, was incredible. He glided across the pitch all night. Odegaard was brilliant as he answered a few critics. The whole team were magnificent.

Europe is Mikel Arteta's last chance of silverware this season determined to seize the initiative. Timber had talked before the game about changing the narrative. Arteta spoke about finding extra gears in this competition. Arsenal did both of those things.