Arsenal made a statement in the Premier League on Sunday, securing a massive 6–0 win away at West Ham.
William Saliba, Gabriel, Declan Rice and Bukayo Saka have all been included in the BBC's Team of the Week.
On Saliba, Garth Crooks said: "West Ham never laid a glove on Arsenal. They defended as though their lives depended on it, congratulating each other as if they had scored a goal when the danger was eventually cleared. Saliba was at the heart of this impressive defensive display."
On Gabriel, he added: "He was outstanding against Liverpool and his performance at West Ham was just as impressive. It was Gabriel's 150th competitive match for the Gunners and the Brazilian is looking impressively commanding."
The pundit had this to say about Rice: "Since the arrival at the Emirates, he has looked imperious. Long gone are the extravagancies of Granit Xhaka, in exchange for a far more acceptable and even-tempered Rice, who is a far better footballer anyway."
And this on Saka: "The way he put his spot-kick past Alphonse Areola in the West Ham goal to put Arsenal 2–0 up seemed to suggest Saka hasn't lost a wink of sleep about taking penalties since that Euro 2020 miss. I said then that the experience would make a player out of him and it has. He's not only become one of the best players in the country, he's Arsenal's most consistent goalscorer. "
BBC's Premier League Team of the Week for Matchday 24
