Arsenal 2-0 Bournemouth: Gabriel, Mesut Ozil watupia

t would take a hard-hearted man not to have revelled in the excellence of Mesut Ozil at The Emirates.

So it was Bournemouth, not Barcelona but nonetheless, there were periods of the game in which he played at a level which not only baffled his opponents but appeared to be dazzle his team-mates as well.

After a short spell late in the first half, when he had created at least four chances in almost as many minutes, he jogged over to take a corner to be met by a standing ovation.

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Mesut Ozil doubled Arsenal's lead in the 63rd minute against Bournemouth as the Gunners claimed all three points on Monday night

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The German celebrates after his goal confirmed Arsenal would return to the top of the Premier League table

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Gabriel celebrates after giving Arsenal the lead against Bournemouth at the Emirates Stadium 27 minutes into the first half

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The Brazilian defender powers home his header which sent the Gunners top of the Barclays Premier League in their last game of 2015

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Cherries goalkeeper Artur Boruc can only watch on helplessly as Gabriel's header sails into his top left-hand corner

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England international Theo Walcott sees his effort on goal well saved by Boruc as Arsenal enjoyed the better of the opening 45 minutes

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Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain meets the ball with his head in a crowded penalty area during a positive opening period for the home side

MATCH FACTS, STATS, PLAYER RATINGS, PREMIER LEAGUE TABLE AND MATCH ZONE

Arsenal: Cech 7, Bellerin, 6 Mertesacker, 6 Gabriel, 8 Gibbs 7 (Monreal 82mins 6), Chambers, 7 Ramsey 6.5, Oxlade-Chamberlain, 6.5 (Iwobi 90) Ozil,9 Walcott 6, Giroud 7 (Campbell 81, 6.5)

Subs not used: Debuchy, Koscielny, Ospina, Reine-Adelaide

Goalscorers: Gabriel 27, Ozil 63

Booked: Ramsey, Chambers

Manager: Wenger 7

Bournemouth (4-1-4-1): Boruc 7, Smith, 6 Francis, 7 Cook, 6.5 Daniels, 5.5, Surman 6, Ritchie, 6.5 Gosling, 7 (O’Kane 6) Arter, 6.5 Pugh 6 (Stanislas HT 6), King 6.5 (Murray 81, 6)

Subs not used: Rantie, Federici, Tomlin, Distin

Manager: Howe 6.5

Referee: Roger East

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