Substitutes
Olivier Giroud
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The French forward has been out of favour with Wenger for a while but proved his goal scoring prowess with his very first touch of the ball as soon as he came on in the second half.
As if it couldn’t get any better, he scored again with his second touch of the ball helping the Gunners increase their lead against the home side.
Kevin de Bruyne
The Belgian returned to the side in the second half, after coming on for Nolito and didn’t take long to make his mark on the game. He made an assist for City’s fourth goal of the night. Even though his contribution wasn’t outcome-changing, it did help Guardiola’s men stamp their dominance on West Brom.
Ramadan Sobhi
Stoke City player Ramadan Sobhi came on just past the half hour mark for Shaqiri and forced Swansea’s Mawson into scoring an own goal. Sobhi did well to find space near the box and run up into a dangerous area. He aimed a curling shot at goal that was never going in, but it did spook Mawson into clearing the ball into his own net for a goal.
Manager
Arsene Wenger
Wenger’s side is going through yet another injury crisis, but he still fielded a strong side against Sunderland that looked as good as his preferred starting XI. His master stroke was introducing Giroud in the fray soon after half-time, the French striker breaking the deadlock soon after coming on.
The French manager dealt with last-minute injury news really well and put up a dominating side that was relentless against Moyes’s men.
