Arsenal's Giroud and Sanchez blow away Sunderland in Premier LeagueDYLAN MARTINEZ/REUTERS Olivier Giroud starred in Arsenal's win. Two goals each from Alexis Sanchez and Olivier Giroud, three of them delivered in a devastating seven-minute burst, saw Arsenal romp past Sunderland 4-1 at the Stadium of Light to go top of the Premier League after Saturday's early game. Giroud scored with his opening two touches, first with a superb left-foot shot from a Kieran Gibbs cross on 71 minutes and then with a near-post header from a corner five minutes later. Sanchez scored Arsenal's third goal in seven minutes from close in when Gibbs's shot came back off the post. Asked whether he deserved credit for the decision to bring on Giroud, manager Arsene Wenger said: "The manager gets easy credit when he has quality players on the bench.

Source: Stuff October 29, 2016 15:02 UTC