Arsenal had failed to get a goal in two games prior to Tuesday’s Champions League clash against PSV Eindhoven. Then, much like London buses, seven came at once in a record-breaking performance.

Arsenal have one foot in the quarter-final of the Champions League after securing an emphatic 7-1 victory away at PSV Eindhoven.Jurrien Timber, Ethan Nwaneri and Mikel Merino were all on target in the first half,

It made any high-scoring predictions for Tuesday’s meeting with PSV seem fanciful but as manager Mikel Arteta said in his post-match press conference, “That’s the beauty of football.” Advertisement The 7-1 win in the first leg of a Champions League round of 16 tie was the first time Arsenal had scored that many goals in a single match under Arteta.