Everton 0-2 Arsenal: 5 talking points

Arsenal gained a much needed boost in their faltering title tilt as goals from Danny Welbeck and Alex Iwobi ensured a comfortable 2-0 win over Everton in a crucial tie at Goodison Park.Just over 60 hours on from a 3-1 humbling at the hands of Barcelona in the Champions League, the Gunners desperately needed a win to lift themselves out of the lurch they were left in after being knocked-out from two different competitions in a span of just four days, and got just that with a highly improved performance at Merseyside.The victory keeps Arsenal on third with 55 points, 11 adrift of leaders Leicester City with only eight more games left in the season. Here’s what we learned from the Gunner's comprehensive victory over the Toffees.

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Arsenal were clinical in attack

Having been knocked out of the FA Cup after the embarrassing 2-1 loss to Watford at home, Arsenal were then driven out of the Champions League by holders Barcelona, who triumphed 5-1 on aggregate.

With the Premier League also slipping away from their clasps after a run of 3-winless games, the pressure was really on the Gunners to deliver, and the victory over Everton couldn't have come at a better time.

In a situation where the slurs and smears surrounding them have increased tenfold, Arsenal managed to cut themselves some slack with a marked improvement in their performance. The visitors, today, were robust in defence, dominating in midfield and threatening in attack, thereby ticking all the boxes required to nick a game of this magnitude.

Although the win still doesn’t tilt the title in their favour, it will surely provide them with a much needed fillip for the remainder of the season.