Boreham Wood 0-8 Arsenal: How it happened

WHAT HAPPENED

The Unai Emery era got off to an encouraging start as we sealed a comprehensive victory against National League side Boreham Wood .

There was genuine excitement and intrigue as our new head coach took charge of his first game, and he couldn't have asked for a better opening at a sun-drenched Meadow Park.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored the opener with a stunning curling effort into the top corner, before stooping to head in a second just two minutes later after a slaloming run from Ainsley Maitland-Niles.

00:13 Auba scores the first goal of the Emery era

The Gabon international completed his hat-trick from the spot after Reiss Nelson was hauled down in the area, with the young…