Arsenal didn’t have to battle hard to register a 3-0 win over FC Bodø/Glimt in match-day two of the Europa League group stage.
Arsenal put in another superb performance to comfortably beat Bodo/Glimt in the Europa League on Thursday at the Emirates, but manager Mikel Arteta grumbled that they 'lacked consistency and domination' throughout the match.
Striker Eddie Nketiah broke the deadlock when he pounced on Kieran Tierney's thunder striker that came off the post in the 23rd minute, and four minutes later, Fabio Vieira crossed the ball for defender Rob Holding to double the lead.
Then Vieira got his reward late in the game for his superb display on the night as the Portuguese made it 3-0, meaning the Gunners have now registered four successive wins in all competitions.
Arsenal now top their Europa League Group A and are also leaders in the Premier League.
'We lacked consistency and domination'
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta told BT Sport: "I'm really happy with the win, six points and a clean sheet. But we lacked connection between the players, we lacked consistency and domination through the game.
"There were eight changes, you could feel that, the timing was missing. In the final third we looked very dangerous, the goals we scored were good goals."
Speaking of the early subs in the second half, the Spaniard explained: "A few players, you could see they had a different intensity, not enough exposure in terms of minutes, so we had to make changes."
Nketiah: 'I just keep doing what I can'
Arsenal striker Nketiah added: "A good win, the atmosphere was electric today.
"They started well second half, we dominated first half then dropped. It's nice to get two wins, two goals, I just have to keep doing what I can.
"Everyone has to play their role, so we have to keep fighting."
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