Saturday 29 October 2016 16:49, UK
Arsene Wenger was taking nothing for granted after seeing Arsenal thrash Sunderland 4-1 at the Stadium of Light on Saturday.
Doubles from Alexis Sanchez and substitute Olivier Giroud helped the Gunners bounce back from last weekend's disappointing 0-0 home draw with promoted Middlesbrough as they extended their unbeaten run in all competitions to 14 games in Saturday's early kick-off at the Stadium of Light.
Wenger was delighted with the display, but was refusing to be carried away with his side's title chances.
He said: "It's too early and it's too tight as well. We have so many good teams in the league.
"But we'll go game after game. It's a good feeling when you play first and when you win because at least you have one good day."
Sanchez headed the Gunners into a 19th-minute lead but, as chances went begging, they failed to kill the game off and Jermain Defoe levelled from a 65th-minute penalty.
But that simply served to re-light the Arsenal fires and Giroud, who had been on the pitch for barely two minutes, struck twice in quick succession before Sanchez helped himself to a second, all three goals coming inside seven minutes.
Giroud's goals were his first of the season and Wenger was full of praise for a man who has played a largely peripheral role in the campaign to date.
He said: "Olivier is a guy who mentally is absolutely fantastic. He is strong - every time he is questioned, he gives you the right answer on the pitch and I admire that in him.
"He is a guy who has gone through some difficult questions - even before the European Championships in France, he had been questioned by the crowd and, in the end, everybody was on his side."
Asked if the France international had now given him a headache with Sanchez having played the lone striker role in recent weeks, Wenger said: "A headache is easy when they score goals. You have no headache when they don't score. But you know, we play every three days, so it's simple."
