After Storm Auba and five long days of dark mutterings about the curse of the Arsenal captaincy, the clouds did part for Mikel Arteta and a golden path to the top four did appear.
Typical Arsenal. From the ridiculous to the sublime with Alexandre Lacazette led the way. Led the team out, led the line well and took a young team with him in the continued absence of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, still on the naughty step for his latest disciplinary lapse.
Lacazette, the interim captain, out of contract in six months, created the first might have soothed a few nerves had he beaten Lukasz Fabianski from the penalty spot.