Graham Potter watches on as Arsenal thrash Palace, Saka pleads for Dubai trip...
Arsenal climbed level on points with Manchester City as they got back to winning ways with a 5-0 win against Crystal Palace on Saturday.
The Gunners had been reeling from two consecutive English top-flight defeats prior to their 13-day winter break and were back in fine form against Roy Hodgson's side.
Centre-back Gabriel kickstarted Arsenal's thrashing of Palace before a Dean Henderson own goal, a Leandro Trossard strike and Gabriel Martinelli's brace capped off a dominant display.
Defeat piles the pressure on Palace manager Roy Hodgson with the club now considering possible replacements, while the Gunners continue their title chase.
Mail Sport's Isaan Khan gives his notebook from the Emirates.
Former Chelsea and Brighton manager Graham Potter was here — and it certainly didn’t go unnoticed by the TV cameras.
With Palace boss Roy Hodgson under pressure after one win in 12 games, could Potter, out of work since April, be scouting out his next job?
As the goals piled up, Palace fans unfurled a banner reading: ‘Wasted potential on and off the pitch. Weak decisions taking us backwards.'
Arsenal fan Sir Keir Starmer thinks we need someone new at No10, but says the Gunners need a No9 — and not Ivan Toney.
He told talkSPORT: ‘He hasn’t played for a long time now. For Arsenal, if we’re going to sign a striker, and there’s a good case for that, it’s got to be someone completely on their game.’
But there’s bad news for Gabriel Jesus. Starmer said the striker is ‘great but doesn’t score enough goals’.
Palace fans let off smoke bombs before the game, but more than a dozen police officers stormed into the away end to confiscate . . . a drum.
Musical instruments are not permitted at the Emirates, yet a drumbeat was still heard in the crowd
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