Arsenal eased to Europa League victory against Qarabag on Thursday night – but they were far from their best in Baku. Sokratis Papastathopoulos opened the scoring early on before the visitors had to withstand plenty of pressure until Emile Smith Rowe’s first senior goal and a first for club for Matteo Guendouzi secured a 3-0 win which flattered Unai Emery’s side. The Arsenal head coach opted to bring the likes of Mesut Ozil, Alexandre Lacazette and Granit Xhaka on a near 5,000-mile round-trip despite a tricky visit to Fulham early on Sunday – but they were named on a strong bench at the Baku Olympic Stadium. 8️⃣ wins in a row ✅#UEL...
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