A brace from Bukayo Saka helped Arsenal beat Monaco in the Champions League.
Gabriel Jesus missed two huge chances to open the scoring in the first half before putting Saka ahead for the opener. Captain Martin Odegaard should have given Arsenal a comfortable lead heading into halftime, but also missed a golden opportunity.
The Gunners finally crossed the line with 15 minutes to go. Monaco tried to play from the back, but ultimately gave the ball away. Saka was the beneficiary as he scored a second and almost secured three points for Mikel Arteta's side.
The Arsenal star went in search of a hat-trick in the closing stages, but his late effort was deflected back by Kai Havertz to deny him his treble. Here are all the talking points from the Emirates:
There's no way around it, Gabriel Jesus is having a terrible season. The Brazilian has just one goal in all competitions: in the Carabao Cup against Preston.
Jesus had two wonderful chances to end his drought against Monaco, but failed to beat Radosław Majecki both times. He was initially released behind Jakub Kiwior, but shot straight at the Monaco goalkeeper.
He then had another chance one-on-one after a smart pass from Gabriel Martinelli, but was thwarted again by Majecki. Given his poor finishing and uninspiring record, it will certainly become increasingly difficult to ignore the calls for a new striker.
And as Jesus struggled to find the net, the Brazilian was on hand to provide the assist for Saka's opener. Myles Lewis-Skelly showed enough composure to play through Jesus, who produced a teasing cross.
Saka was unnoticed to tap into the empty net. It represented the 23-year-old's eighth goal in what is already shaping up to be a stunning campaign. He then doubled his evening work when Monaco lost the ball at the back.
There's simply no justification for pointing out Saka's growing involvement; he is simply already crucial. And Arteta will be hoping he continues to fight and shoot during what is set to be a hectic festive period.
To be fair to Jesus, it wasn't just him who was guilty of turning down some glorious opportunities. Both Odegaard and Martinelli should have gotten themselves on the scoresheet.
The Norwegian's miss was worse as he somehow put his shot wide when scoring one-on-one. Martinelli should have doubled the lead, but curled a low effort wide of the goal.
Arsenal were dominant – and should have been clearly clear at half-time – but there was always the feeling they might ultimately regret their waste. Luckily they got away with it.
And while their poor finishing could have done the Gunners a lot of damage, a lack of discipline could have also damaged them. The team from North London has already received three red cards in the Premier League this season.
Maybe they should have had another one against Monaco. Martinelli was initially shown a yellow card for bringing down Aleksandr Golovin.
And he should possibly have been cautioned again after stopping a counting attack in Monaco. However, the referee decided not to give him a second yellow card.
Before the match there was a big surprise on the team sheet. Many expected Kieran Tierney to be called up amid an injury crisis.
But instead, academy graduate Myles Lewis-Skelly started at left back. And the young Gunner had a positive evening.
Faced with Maghnes Akliouche, he managed to keep the Monaco star relatively quiet. And he was just as adept offensively: his ball into Jesus set the winning goal in motion. Lewis-Skelly certainly hasn't hurt his chances of getting more minutes.
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