A lot for this being certainly one of Arsenal’s awkward remaining fixtures, to not point out the thought the title race was over. Chelsea had different plans for all that, exactly as a result of they couldn’t implement any type of gameplan of their very own. They couldn’t do a lot in any respect.

It implies that, on an evening when Arsenal went three factors clear on the high with a 5-0 victory that’s perhaps Mikel Arteta’s finest efficiency but, it’s laborious to not discuss Chelsea. Focus will likely be again on Mauricio Pochettino’s future.

Focus must be on the broader working of this membership. This was the humiliation that Chelsea had regarded in peril of struggling for a while. A lot, too, for the gamers stepping up within the absence of an in poor health Cole Palmer.

Slightly greater than 24 hours later, the sight of Chelsea with out their high scorer and participant of the 12 months was sufficient to ship nearly all of the away followers make the journey again throughout London greater than 20 minutes from the top of this humiliating, dispiriting, London derby thrashing on the Emirates.

“I don’t need your shirt, I simply need to combat for ours,” a younger boy pleaded within the away finish. Chelsea failed, spectacularly.

Rio Ferdinand labelled Chelsea’s efficiency towards Arsenal as ‘males enjoying towards boys’ as Mauricio Pochettino’s facet slumped to a 5-0 defeat on the Emirates Stadium.

Leandro Trossard opened the scoring for the hosts after simply 4 minutes earlier than a brace every for Ben White and former Chelsea star Kai Havertz gave the Gunners a snug win.

Talking on TNT Sports activities after the match, Ferdinand claimed that the Blues had been means off the extent they’ve been hitting in current weeks.

“I feel we began the sport not so effectively. We concede the aim after which it was tough for us to recuperate from this aim. I feel within the first half we compete after 10, quarter-hour. We couldn’t method the sport like we began within the first half and we didn’t compete the way in which we wanted to compete after which once they scored the third it was simple for Arsenal to regulate the sport.

“I feel you want to be scientific. Like towards Manchester Metropolis three days in the past, we weren’t scientific after which right now the identical factor occurred. Troublesome efficiency as a result of it’s not good to see your staff play like this when you’re imply to have full vitality. After three days if you play a implausible sport towards Manchester Metropolis, right now we’re disillusioned with the efficiency.”

“It’s a large London derby and we all know what it means for the followers. We’ll take pleasure in it and relaxation and prepare for the subsequent one.

“What I would really like is that the gamers can handle themselves within the dressing room. You need to depart them some area. They know what they’re enjoying for. That’s what holds the staff collectively. My position is to demand them and in addition in the correct moments make them imagine they will do it.

“Now we have plenty of video games arising. Let’s take pleasure in tonight and let’s return to work.”

“I feel the early aim helped us and after that we performed so effectively. We had plenty of possibilities and we turned them into objectives. It’s a terrific night time.

“They are saying clear sheets make it easier to win video games. We all know if we rating the aim we will win 1-0. However, clearly, we need to go for extra. Immediately is the proper night time. I feel everybody works so effectively and laborious. I’m actually joyful to be right here.

“We will solely do our personal job and that’s successful video games. We’re on observe now and we are going to try to win the remainder of the video games and we are going to see what occurs.”

That is Chelsea’s second-biggest high flight defeat in London, after a 6-0 loss at Queens Park Rangers on 31 March, 1986.

”We all know we will rating objectives and right now it was a fast sport and it was essential to place the ball away once we had the prospect.

“It’s not simply the defence preserving the clear sheets, the wingers observe again as effectively.”

90+7 minutes: There goes the whistle. Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal go three factors clear on the high of the desk. That was the kind of efficiency that wins league titles.

They’ll nonetheless want some assist however Arsenal are proper within the combine to win the Premier League.

90+3 minutes: Arsenal are doing all they will to keep up their clear sheet however Chelsea aren’t actually threatening the aim regardless of their management of possession.

Each groups appear to be winding all the way down to the end.