Nacho Monreal ignites quickfire Arsenal to blow away Crystal Palace

The noise levels around Arsenal continue to be pumped up. It was not without good reason that Arsène Wenger described the January transfer window as the “most destabilising”he has known. There was no Alexis Sánchez here, as the Arsenal forward closed in on his switch to Manchester United, while Hendrikh Mkhitaryan is primed to move in the opposite direction.

Before kick-off it emerged that Arsenal had bid 50m euros for the Borussia Dortmund striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. Olivier Giroud could go from Arsenal to Dortmund. Every day brings fresh intrigue.

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