Sheffield United vs Arsenal 0-3 Sheffield United vs Arsenal 0-3 Post Match Pundits Analysis Arsenal eased to a comfortable 3-0 win over Sheffield United on Sunday thanks to two goals from Alexandre Lacazette and a tap-in from Gabriel Martinelli at Bramall Lane. Arsenal have actually won a game of football without there being much fuss or drama. It was a pleasant and almost ‘normal’ evening for the Gunners and ok, it was against the team at the bottom of the league but going into the fixture it still looked like one that Arsenal might make difficult for themselves at some point. But Mikel Arteta’s side made it look easy, scored some well-worked goals and jumped back into the top half after shrugging off a difficult week. The impending sense of doom would have been surrounding Arteta ahead of the Europa League quarter-final second leg in Prague on Thursday had Arsenal slipped up here. Bukayo Saka’s substitution may have just been a precaution rather than a cause for concern but this was job well done. Arsenal fans will have loved seeing Gabriel Martinelli back on the pitch tonight. The Brazilian was one of the hottest prospects in Europe before suffering a long term knee injury in June 2020. It’s been a long road for the 19-year-old and he’s not quite been able to get back into the team on a consistent basis, making just seven appearances in the league this season. But he was afforded a rare opportunity from the start tonight and has more than staked his claim for regular inclusion between now and the end of the season. Playing off the left-hand side, where Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has been operating recently, Martinelli was direct every time he received the ball as he intended to make penetrate the Blades defence. Martinelli consistently plays at a high tempo and the goal will do wonders for his confidence. Aubameyang missed tonight’s game with the flu, if he does make it back for Thursday then Arteta has a huge decision to make. Wengerball That period was many moons ago now but Alexandre Lacazette’s opener tonight gave us all a throwback to that era. A neat one-touch passing move between Lacazette, Bukayo Saka and Dani Ceballos ended with the Frenchman placing the ball past Aaron Ramsdale in the blink of an eye. It wasn’t quite Jack Wilshere’s goal v Norwich from 2015 (the best ever Premier League goal? Answers on a postcard) but it wasn’t far off. This Arsenal team are capable of it – now we need to see it more often. #Arsenal #MikelArteta #PremierLeague