Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said that his team “wanted to make a statement” against Sporting Lisbon and they certainly did that.

The Gunners didn’t have it all their own way in Portugal but the fact that they scored 5 goals shows the confidence is very much back in the team.

Heading into two big games against West Ham and Manchester United, it was important that Arteta’s men followed up their performance versus Nottingham Forest with another good result, and they achieved that.

Press the next page as we give player ratings for the 5-1 win over Sporting on Tuesday evening.