Ozil-inspired Gunners crush Black Cats
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Mesut Ozil debuts as Aaron Ramsey helps Arsenal gun down Sunderland
Mesut Ozil gave a glimpse of exactly why Arsenal spent £42.5million on him this summer as the Gunners crushed Sunderland 3-1 at the Stadium of the Light.
The German brushed off illness to make the starting lineup for Arsenal, and created the opening goal for Olivier Giroud after just 11 minutes.
Craig Gardner pulled one back for Sunderland from the penalty spot in the second, following a poor tackle by Laurent Koscielny, but Arsenal stepped on the gas to claim the win.
First Aaron Ramsey lashed home a clinical volley from the edge of the box, before the Welshman swept in Girouds pass to make it 3-1 and wrap up the points.
Elsewhere, Tottenham bounced back from their defeat to Arsenal last week with a comfortable victory over Norwich City at White Hart Lane.
Icelandic midfielder Gylfi Sigurdsson kept his cool to bag a goal in either half to seal a 2-0 win, and keep Andre Villas-Boas side ticking over.
Newcastle might have endured a difficult transfer window, but Alan Pardews men showed they had more than enough against Aston Villa.
Hatem Ben Arfa and Yoann Gouffran did the damage and despite a Christian Benteke header, they still cruised on to victory.
Manchester City out played Stoke at the Etihad Stadium but neither side could find a goal and it finished 0-0, while Hull and Cardiff shared the spoils after a 1-1 draw, as did Fulham and West Brom.
Mesut Ozil gave a glimpse of exactly why Arsenal spent £42.5million on him this summer as the Gunners crushed Sunderland 3-1 at the Stadium of the Light.
The German brushed off illness to make the starting lineup for Arsenal, and created the opening goal for Olivier Giroud after just 11 minutes.
Craig Gardner pulled one back for Sunderland from the penalty spot in the second, following a poor tackle by Laurent Koscielny, but Arsenal stepped on the gas to claim the win.
First Aaron Ramsey lashed home a clinical volley from the edge of the box, before the Welshman swept in Girouds pass to make it 3-1 and wrap up the points.
Elsewhere, Tottenham bounced back from their defeat to Arsenal last week with a comfortable victory over Norwich City at White Hart Lane.
Icelandic midfielder Gylfi Sigurdsson kept his cool to bag a goal in either half to seal a 2-0 win, and keep Andre Villas-Boas side ticking over.
Newcastle might have endured a difficult transfer window, but Alan Pardews men showed they had more than enough against Aston Villa.
Hatem Ben Arfa and Yoann Gouffran did the damage and despite a Christian Benteke header, they still cruised on to victory.
Manchester City out played Stoke at the Etihad Stadium but neither side could find a goal and it finished 0-0, while Hull and Cardiff shared the spoils after a 1-1 draw, as did Fulham and West Brom.
