Arsenal registered a huge win over Norwegian opponents Bodo/Glimt in their Europa League group stage clash at the Emirates Stadium on Thursday night. Goals from Eddie Nketiah, Rob Holding and Fabio Vieira gave them all three points to secure a comfortable 3-0 win.
It means the Gunners move top of their Europa League group after two matches played, with a return fixture against Bodo/Glimt to come next week. One of the key points from the game was the strength in depth that Mikel Arteta had to call upon at the start as well as through his substitutions.
"It’s a test for the squad in terms of the numbers and the quality that you have," the Spaniard said in his pre-match press conference on the schedule ahead. "When you make changes, how much you notice that and at the same time how you are able to consistently perform at the highest level and demand from yourself that you keep doing it. It’s not something that we did last year, we have to do it this year for different reasons, but I think everyone will have to do that after the World Cup especially with the schedule that we all have."
