West Ham 1-0 Arsenal: 5 Talking Points

#4 Samir Nasri watch, on his PL return

Nasri was subtly excellent on his return to England, providing plenty of danger against his old side

After three years away from England's top-flight, Samir Nasri marked his return with an assist and impressive performance against one of his former sides. Arsenal, who signed him from Marseille for £15m in 2008, were forced to endure a tricky test against the creative Frenchman.

He's been training with West Ham for a month and even despite not having 100% match sharpness, you could tell his teammates trusted him with possession whenever they had an opportunity in-or-around the final third. Slaloming runs with the ball seemingly glued to his feet meant he retained possession with ease, while enticing oncoming defenders towards him.

It allowed him to link-up well alongside Arnautovic and Felipe Anderson, though he could've had a goal and another assist for himself on another day. The subtle intricacies with which he plays were evident to see too and allowed him to create promising chances from seemingly nothing - like teeing up Rice after Arsenal's failed clearance in the box.

A free-roam creative role in the number ten position is one which suits him most, particularly as he's now older and more experienced. It allows him to conserve energy and pick his moments to attack and cause havoc more carefully.

Understandably tiring as the match wore on, he earned 70 minutes under his belt and was generally impressive in a slender - but deserved - win against Arsenal, the fourth of his career.