Saka sparks Arsenal to comfortable win
Arsenal took a giant step towards the Champions League knockout stage as Bukayo Saka's double helped it to a 3-0 victory over Monaco.
Mikel Arteta's side began the fixture outside the top eight in the expanded league stage but jumped up to third with Saka again the catalyst.
He tucked in a Gabriel Jesus cross at the far post in the 34th minute. though Arsenal should have been out of sight before the interval.
The Brazilian missed two glorious opportunities while one-on-one with Radoslaw Majecki, with Martin Odegaard and Gabriel Martinelli also guilty of wasting chances.
Monaco threatened to make Arsenal pay for that profligacy after the interval, but the visitor gifted Saka his second goal in the 78th minute, as Majecki's rushed clearance fell straight to his feet.
Substitute Kai Havertz then rubber-stamped the victory with a close-range third 10 minutes later, though the final touch on Saka's low cross could have come off Thilo Kehrer, leaving Monaco in 16th.
