Arsenal’s hot form is spreading through the squad.

Sunderland away seemed the game that would trip Arsenal up after all the good work before the international break, but thanks to the brilliant work of Giroud and Ramsey, we continue our good form into a vital month for Arsenal. The first goal was all about Özil’s brilliant first touch that allowed the ball fed into Giroud who calmly finessed it past the keeper. 0 – 1. However, after the break, Sunderland were back in it thanks to a silly challenge by Koscielny that gave them the penalty. It was easy enough for Gardner. 1 -1. Ramsey had different ideas and scored a lovely volley off a Jenkinson cross that put us back in the lead. 1 – 2. Finally, some brilliant passing put Ramsey through and he scored his second of the afternoon and sealed Sunderland’s fate. 1 -3. Player ratings: Szczesny – 7 Didn’t have much to do but made some fine saves when called upon. Jenkinson – 7 A very decent shift by him and an assist Sagna – 7.5 A very good performance by him at CB but Altidore did completely overpower him in that ruled out goal. Koscielny – 6 Was very poor by his standards and gave away such a silly penalty. Did look lost without Mertesacker’s guidance. Gibbs – 7 Was decent going forward but struggled to contain Johnson at times. Flamini – 7.5 A very good performance by him and he made sure that open play chances through the middle were few and far between. Ramsey – 8.5 (MOTM) Just a lovely performance by the Welshman which was topped off by two brilliant goals. Walcott – 6 Was poor today considering the positions he got himself into. He’ll definitely be kicking himself for missing chances that a player of his level should be scoring. Özil – 8 A classy debut by the German and it was as clear as rain that he was a step above every player on the pitch. Wilshere – 7.5 A very good performance from that LW spot. Some good dribbles and lovely turns. Combined well with Özil. Could this be his new position at Arsenal? Maybe. Giroud – 8.5 He really has stepped his game up and proven many wrong (including me). He first touch, movement and finishing have improved significantly from last season. Subs – N/A None of the subs really did anything in the game when put on and were out of position as well as happily defending the lead. All in all, it was a very good game by the Gunners but it certainly wasn’t easy. It’s amazing to see how well our team is finally clicking together and I can only imagine how good we’ll be with the likes of Cazorla and Arteta back in the team!