Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette score as Arsenal beat Burnley in their first home match of the season.
Aubameyang has scored seven goals in four Premier League appearances against Burnley
The hosts, who handed full debuts to £8m defender David Luiz and Real Madrid loanee Dani Ceballos, saw an immediate response ruled out for offside after Reiss Nelson appeared to have completed a slick passing move with a confident finish into the roof of the net. Another victory in their first home match was made all the more enjoyable for the home support by the enthralling performance of midfielder Ceballos, on loan from the Bernabeu for the 2019-20 campaign.
However, with Luiz yet to settle into the back-line, Arsenal's defensive frailties were apparent as Barnes and Chris Wood caused awkward moments from set-pieces. On Arsenal's new signings, he added:"I want to speak about the team, but for the first match [at home] it was good. It's good for David [Luiz], for Pepe, for Dani [Ceballos], who are another step ahead."Arsenal 2-1 Burnley: Sean Dyche impressed by Burnley's 'mentality'
With Arsenal's Luiz making his debut alongside Sokratis Papastathopoulos in defence, Dyche's side targeted set-pieces and called Gunners goalkeeper Bernd Leno into action through James Tarkowski and Barnes' close-range attempts. On the performance, manager Dyche said:"I don't feel hard done by. I think it was a very good performance. We used the ball wisely when we could. They had a few chances, Pope made a superb save. Overall I am happy with the performance - we really brought the game to them and made a number of chances."
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