With the game still goalless on the hour mark, Mikel Arteta turned to his bench to find a breakthrough, and his winter signing Leandro Trossard repaid him almost instantly.
The forward who arrived from Brighton last month put us ahead with a far post finish within five minutes of his introduction – his first goal for the club. His manager was delighted with the 28 year old’s contribution.
“This is what we see every single day in training,” Arteta told Arsenal Media after the game.
“I think the contribution he’s had in the game, with the minutes that he has played, has been really good.