Arsenal advance to Europa League knockout levels with 100% report after victory over Dundalk as Joe Willock and Folarin Balogun star in Eire

Arsenal completed their Europa League group stage marketing campaign with a 100% report after dispatching Dundalk 4-2 in Eire on Thursday night time.

There was a time when the Gunners would unleash one of the best expertise from their academy on unsuspecting groups within the League Cup.

Folarin Balogun grabbed a goal and an assist from the bench for Arsenal — Folarin Balogun grabbed a aim and an help from the bench for Arsenal

Nonetheless, Mikel Arteta as an alternative prefers to let his younger Gunners off the leash in Europe as an alternative, together with his youthful facet tearing Dundalk aside.

Eddie Nketiah turned the membership’s high scorer for this season together with his fifth aim of the season with a composed dinked end. Mohamed Elneny doesn’t get on the scoresheet typically, however his rasping drive from 25 yards flew into the Dundalk internet to increase the lead.

There was to be no clear sheet for the guests nevertheless, as Runar Runarsson allowed Jordan Flores’ shot to search out the far nook of the web.

Arsenal needed to wait previous the hour mark to make the sport protected when Florian Balogun arrange Joe Willock to fireplace previous Gary Rogers.

The Englishman turned the primary participant to register three objectives and three assists in a European marketing campaign for the membership since Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil managed to take action within the 2016/17 season.

It regarded as if it could be a incredible journey for Arteta when Nicolas Pepe slipped in Folarin Balogun to fireplace dwelling a collected effort into the underside nook for less than his second ever Arsenal aim.

However the kids switched off from a set-piece to permit Sean Hoare to move dwelling, which can absolutely irk the Arsenal supervisor forward of the go to of Burnley. Conversely, Sean Dyche and his males will certainly be licking their lips.

Callum Chambers captained the facet on his return from damage having not performed since limping off towards Chelsea a 12 months in the past and the England worldwide thought he had made it 5, solely to be dominated out for offside.