Phew. Relieved that the free kick came to naught.

Absolutely bossing this game now.

Close to 4-0 there, good save from the keeper. We're at a different level compared to Brentford

Super performance all round. Partey looks to have hit the ground running after his lay-off. No signs of rustiness whatsoever.

Bring on the 15 year old !!

Brentford making some substitutions now.

Kane and Haaland coming on.

Give Eddie a run Mikel. Let him chase some loose balls

It must be really difficult to keep focus playing through the minute of applause. Quite disorientating I would think.

We are starting to slacken off. Subs needed.

Celtic fans seem determined to embarrass themselves about this queen stuff. Childish and stupid

Agreed. I'm no monarchist but it costs nothing to stay quiet for 1 minute.

Sambi for Partey, Eddie for Martinelli

Arteta must have read your post.

Thought they were applauding us, we deserve it

Well they are singing anti monarchy songs during the silence

Regardless of agreeing or not with the monarchy(which has become something of a boring topic now) making such prize twats out of yourselves at such a visible level is bonkers.

C'mon Mikel, put the kid in there for the record.

Vieira’s vision and control and passing is a revelation. A superb playmaker. Hugely encouraging.

Ethan ! Ethan ! Ethan !!!!

The kid is coming on

Arteta reads my posts.

That’s mental the 15 year old is coming on

4th yellow of the season for Jesus. One more for a ban.

Crowd chanting 'school in the morning'

Credit to Arteta and the team. Aside from a blip at old Trafford we’ve been very good this season.

That 15 year old is useless, he did *%^@ all in the 30 seconds he was on.

We shouldn't underestimate this result; playing away in the PL is rarely easy, and if you don't put in a performance you're usually in trouble (Man Utd can attest to that). To not only win, but to do it in this comfortable fashion is a huge credit to the team. 3-0, could've scored 3-4 more, and I don't remember a single proper chance for Brentford all game. Can't ask for much more really.

Top of the league going into the international break!

I was expecting a Hat trick, minimum

Didn't I say 12pm was a great kick-off time.

Excellent performance against a surprisingly lacklustre Brentford.

I thought Xhaka was superb, as was Saliba.

Vieira looks like he's going to be a top player, very like David Silva or Bernardo Silva. Silky left foot.

Me too. Failed to take his chance.

Struggled to impose himself on the game overall, but to be fair it took Ødegaard a while to do that consistently as well. The PL is just a different beast. However, the talent of Vieira is undeniable, he reads the game well and has an eye for a pass, his technique and control is excellent and he can obviously finish. His goal looked so casual, he didn't go for power, it wasn't in the top corner, but it was just so well placed the keeper had no chance.

Fully agree with both of you. I’m no royalist but why can’t Celtic fans show some respect to the memory of a 96 year old lady who has just died? Just by keeping quiet.

My affinity with Rangers meant I was always going to want St Mirren to beat Celtic today. But even without that affinity, I would have been delighted about Celtic losing.

Nwaneri is the first player born after the Emirates was built to play in a first team game for Arsenal

What an unbelievable performance.
Should have seen keys and gray at half time.
They looked so deflated.
Spoilt their narrative. *%^@ the lot of them.
*%^@*** lovely to come and shut those Brentford *%^@ up after last season. Had to do it on their ground for proper revenge.
The goals were beauties. Love the way Jesus angles that ball in
Just beautiful.
Saliba is just class personified. The way he played himself out of a sticky situation to get the move started for Viera’s goal was sublime
Good sign that he has started to talk up Arteta as well.
Get that contract extended fast!
Read earlier in week that young 15 year-old Nwaneri had been in first team training. Then his name us is on the subs bench then he comes on!!; What a surreal few days.
Great touch from Arteta to do that. He must really rate the boy.
This was a class performance and perfect response to utd defeat
So *%^@*** lovely to see Brentford moaning like bitches and toney moaning at Jesus after his cramp.
Looking forward to the tweet from toney after the game…..
*%^@.

Great response after Man Utd. I'm still managing my expectations for this season. Top 4 is still the goal. Lets see where we are come spring before we start dreaming.

It's just mental that Nwaneri is six years younger than Saka, who I still see as a kid playing beyond his young age

He’s younger than my eldest son. It’s weird. I didn’t even know you could play a 15 year old in the league.

However what it sends is a clear message from the manager. You play well in training and I’ll put you in. Seems a shrewd and very cynical deliberate decision.

Charlie Patino is feeling very old today.

Had to change on his own due to child protection guidelines.

Liked the way Vieira slotted his shot in, class