Samir Nasri stole the limelight with a sumptuous first-half double as Arsenal beat Sturm Graz 3-0 on Wednesday evening.
The Frenchman thundered home an angled drive after 16 minutes to give Arsène Wenger's side the lead. Then, two minutes from the break, Nasri curled home a wonderful free-kick in to the top left-hand corner of the net to give the visitors a lead they were unlikely to let ever slip.
Substitute Henri Lansbury added a third 12 minutes after the restart.
That ended the contest. Arsenal cruised home to complete another comprehensive, straightforward victory.
To be honest, this was standard fare but only because the visitors made it that way. They barely got out of third gear but were efficient and ruthless when they had to be. Graz just could not cope.
It was just about the perfect performance to start the ‘testing ground' phase of the campaign.
Wenger chose exactly the same squad as Saturday barring the omissions of Manuel Almunia, Conor Henderson and those who did not travel to Austria.
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