Seemed to me that Ode played well last time because Emile Smith Rowe wasn’t playing and Saka stayed wide right. That left Ode plenty of space to operate and he looked suddenly better.

But for me , it’d be a great shame if Ode and Emile Smith Rowe can’t play in the same team.

No, not me. I browse them occasionally and he actually makes some good points. But at others have indicated, they lack zip.

Plenty of talent in our starting eleven. Feels like we need a bit of a statement today after the horror show earlier in the week. We have seen what the team can do when they're on their game - need to start doing it more often now.

How has he"chucked him under a bus"? If PEA has breached discipline he should be disciplined. Arteta has come out and said there are non negotiable and he is being consistent.

I said possibly rightly

Read again

It looks like a good lineup. Hopefully the Xhaka-Partey combination will begin to fulfill its potential.

Any links anyone?

Found this but not sure if it will work

2 goals for us before halftime please

Ok I interpret throwing someone under a bus as shafting them unfairly.

Gabriel on a yellow already, and the game's just started.

Oh no, we are misplacing passes so early

Yes there have been several poor passes, and Southampton are sharper to the second ball. They are getting into dangerous areas far too easily.

Slow start, no pace, no energy and losing every second ball. Seen this too often now.

We look terrible. All over the place defensively and no real attacking cohesion.

Lacazette! Great goal. Struggling a bit at the start here, but that's how you counter attack

Lacazette !!!!!!!!

Sucker punch eh?

Lacazette!!!

Against the run of play, but who cares.

great move and finish but massively risky playing out from the back. Phew!

We moved it really fast there. One touch football all the way. That's what we should always be doing, to move it fast.

Ødegaard !!!!!!!

Double sucker punch!!!

An Ødegaard header.

Ødegaard!!!! Good persistence in that attack.

Ødegaard again! Thought that chance was lost when Tierney missed the cross, but fair play to him for not giving up on the situation.

Great header from Ødegaard. If he can add goals to his game consistently he'll be a real asset.

And we're close to scoring a third! Southampton looking really shaky after a good start

Tierney did very well to assist

Lacazette should have been a bit more selfish there and it could have been 3.

I was thinking likewise

Martinelli is everywhere

Great chance for Saka, excellent back heel from Ødegaard

Good call.

If we want to shop in the premier league I’d love to see Raphinha of Leeds at Arsenal

A cunning ruse?

Arsenal obliged

Any news about why Aubameyang missed training?

Don't know, but we're not missing him - Lacazette looks a more effective centre forward.

Think I heard he missed training

So true

Aubameyang is a handful. So immature for a professional, let alone a Captain