Arsenal's Dominant Win Over Inter Milan: Italian Media Reacts

Arsenal defeated Inter Milan 3-1 in the Champions League and the Italian media have been blown away by the performance from Mikel Arteta's stars Arsenal are seven out of seven in the Champions League after defeating Inter Milan 3-1 away from home. A brace from Gabriel Jesus and a third from Viktor Gyokeres sealed the win for Mikel Arteta's team, who are six points clear at the top of the table. The Gunners outplayed their Italian opposition and are making a strong case for themselves to be genuine contenders to lift the Champions League trophy at the end of the season. The Italian media were blown away by Arsenal's performance and lauded the goals scored by Arteta's men. For the first goal, some intricate passing on the edge of the box led to Jesus reaching for the tip-on to score. La Gazzetta dello Sport were full of praise for this move, writing: "Arsenal's first slap in the face is one that wakes you up". For the second goal of the match, Arsenal utilised their ability at set-pieces, netting from a corner. It was the 19th goal scored from corners this season, which is the most in Europe's top five leagues. La Gazzetta pin-pointed how Arsenal exploited their opponents with "poisonous corners." FOLLOW OUR ARSENAL FB PAGE! Latest Gunners news, analysis and much more via our dedicated Facebook page They continued: "Arteta's plan is well known: surround Sommer—who isn't very tall, a factor that favors the English—with players and prevent him from coming out and fumbling. Result: goal number 19 from a corner." The third goal from Arsenal was a strike from Gyokeres on the edge of the area, Sommer unable to guide the ball over the bar and instead helped it into the top corner. A sweet finish, nonetheless, earning further praise from the Italian publication. Bukayo Saka was also singled out for his impressive performance against Federico Dimarco, La Gazzetta writing that his dribbling ability gave their full-back some serious problems. They continued: "Arteta—leading the Premier League with a seven-point lead over City—showed up at San Siro with Gyokeres, Rice, Gabriel and Odegaard on the bench. A luxury enjoyed by very few. "He fortified the fort with his weapons—man-for-man on Thuram, Merino, and Eze weaving the web in the middle—dribbling away uncertainties." Eurosport, who provided ratings for both sets of players and coaches, gave Arteta a 7.5 and branded the team a "battleship". It reads: "It's nothing new: his Arsenal team plays with bravado and at supersonic speed. They're intimidating when they attack, but they give up a lot at the back, but the result once again favors the Gunners. In the Champions League, they've won seven of their seven games; this team is a battleship." They also gave Leandro Trossard a seven, adding: "A perpetual motion of overlapping runs, runs, and coverage. He excelled at keeping the ball alive in the build-up to Gabriel Jesus' second goal." Summing up the match, a different La Gazzetta writer said: "If we know what happens 'when a man with a gun meets a man with a rifle,' when the top team in Serie A meets the top team in the Premier League, the outcome should be equally inevitable." Corriere dello Sport's newspaper front page read: "Champions League disappointment: Arsenal win 3-1 at San Siro. Inter outplayed." Football Italia gave Jesus a 7.5 for his performance while Saka picked up a seven. Online, they wrote: "After seven matches, the English team remain top of the table with a perfect record: Arteta 's men are unstoppable." Their concluding live blog statement wrote: "Seven out of seven. Arsenal are irresistible."