BELGRADE -- Three quick thoughts from Arsenal's late, dramatic 1-0 win over Red Star Belgrade in Thursday's early Europa League clash...
1. Giroud magic wins it for Arsenal
That is how you silence a crowd. Arsenal would have been content enough with a point against Red Star Belgrade and looked well on course to get one after numbing the threat of a home team and their vociferous fans. Then they went one better and their 85th minute winner will feature prominently in Olivier Giroud's personal highlight reel. It was a brilliant finish, twisting in mid-air to loop an overhead kick past a static Milan Borjan after good work from Jack Wilshere and Theo Walcott, and it puts Arsenal, who have three wins from three group games so far, on the verge of the Europa League knock-out stage.