Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger was pleased to see his side's 'real game' in the first half as they demolished Crystal Palace 4-1 at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday. The Gunners took a four-goal lead inside the first 22 minutes of the match thanks to goals from Nacho Monreal, Alex Iwobi, Laurent Koscielny and Alexandre Lacazette. 'We played our real game in the first half, real pace and real combination,' said Wenger. 'In the second half the challenge was to keep the same drive and we didn't manage to do that. 'The speed of our game at the start was good. We are the only team to beat Palace in their last 12 games. 'Not scoring had played on Lacazette's mind, it was starting to get heavy for...
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