Arsenal got off the mark under new boss Unai Emery at the third attempt thanks to a 3-1 win over West Ham United at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
The London rivals went into the break all square after full-back Nacho Monreal got forward to cancel out Marko Arnautovic's opener.
An unfortunate Issa Diop own goal and a close-range finish from Danny Welbeck followed in the second half, ensuring that the three points went the Gunners' way.
Relive how the 90 minutes of action unfolded with Sports Mole's live text coverage below.
STARTING XI: Cech; Bellerin, Mustafi, Sokratis, Monreal; Guendouzi, Xhaka; Iwobi, Ramsey, Mkhitaryan; Aubameyang
SUBS: Leno, Holding, Lichtsteiner, Elneny, Torreira, Welbeck, Lacazette
STARTING XI: Fabianski; Fredericks, Balbuena, Diop, Masuaku; Sanchez, Wilshere; Anderson, Snodgrass, Antonio; Arnautovic
SUBS: Adrian, Rice, Zabaleta, Obiang, Yarmolenko, Lucas, Hernandez
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Unai Emery: "After the first two matches, we have two defeats and we need to win this match against West Ham. I think it's very important to show a better performance than in the two first matches. We are preparing well, I am feeling well when I look at the players in training every day."
Manuel Pellegrini: "You can see what happened at Manchester United after Sir Alex Ferguson finished. There have been a lot of different players, no titles, a lot of criticism. They were so used to winning with that manager, but when you make a change it is not easy. I think that Arsenal are going through the same thing."
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ARSENAL SUBS: Leno, Holding, Lichtsteiner, Elneny, Torreira, Welbeck, Lacazette
WEST HAM UNITED SUBS: Adrian, Rice, Zabaleta, Obiang, Yarmolenko, Lucas, Hernandez
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