Arsenal's early dominance seals win over Paris St-Germain

Arsenal put in another dominant performance against a PSG side that couldn’t deal with their aggressiveness or physicality.

The Gunners imposed themselves on the match from the start and went about controlling the game as they have done the majority of matches so far this season.

Kai Havertz and Leandro Trossard caused problems for the Paris Saint-Germain backline with their movement and it was that combination of players that saw Arsenal take the lead when Havertz headed in Trossard's cross.

Riccardo Calafiori was also impressive, his energy up and down the flank giving Arsenal an outlet, whilst he also drifted into midfield to get involved with the build up of attacks.

Saka’s free kick that drifted in through a number of bodies gave Arsenal something to defend in the second half and took the immediate threat of PSG away.

PSG did rally in the second half and Joao Neves hit the bar before Lee Kang-In had a shot that David Raya saved well.

With the 2-0 lead intact, Mikel Arteta was able to give a debut to Mikel Merino who had to wait for the opportunity after getting injured in his first training session after signing in the summer.

Arsenal look every bit as ruthless as you need to be to be a title contender and showed the qualities you need to go deep into this competition.