All talk of trouble within the Gunners camp was premature, and even Arsene Wenger was left purring with delight as his players responded to their Hull City defeat with a scintillating display of attacking football. There was hardly a single player who did not perform well, bar the occasional lapse in concentration (again), and Robin Van Persie showed why HE is the leading striker at the club, clinically despatching the chances that came his way, and playing a part in striker partner's Ade's first goal.

Strangely enough, Wenger did not carry out his threat to make sweeping changes after Saturday's debacle, as he only brought in Nasri in place of Eboue. Not a bad change considering how ineffective the latter usually is, sometimes I wonder what Wenger sees in him apart from being a workhorse, which we already have in others who are actually skillful workhorses unlike Eboue. Nasri came in and did a wonderful job, showing that he fitted right in with the team in Europe. Once he settles down in the Premiership after his injury problems, it just tickles the imagination thinking how he and Fabregas will run the midfield.

It was the response I expected," Wenger said. "I am pleased we did not concede a goal. We could have scored a few more but it was important to win.

While we indeed could have scored more, it was just as good that we did not let in any goals this time. Can't imagine the number of times I've been frustrated by Gallas and Toure losing focus during games. This time, with Porto lacking any creativity and imagination, and especially desire, it was left to Almunia making a grand total of two to three saves, from what I could remember. A commanding performance throughout, and hopefully the lads can carry it on to the next game on the weekend.