ARS 4-1 CRY: Arsenal star officially wins man of the match following his brilliant performance today

Arsenal defeated Crystal Palace 4-1 at the Emirates Stadium in the Premier League with Bukayo Saka netting a brace.

Arsenal now leads Manchester City by eight points in the standings thanks to the victory.

Wilfried Zaha’s blistering run with the ball on the left wing allowed Crystal Palace to cause Arsenal some problems in the early stages.

He made a cut inside and attempted a shot, but his attempt hit the post, came off Aaron Ramsdale’s knees which resulted in a corner.

The first goal was scored in the 28th minute as Gabriel Martinelli managed to elude Joel Ward and score with a left-footed drive into the bottom-right corner after Saka clipped a cross into the area for him.

After scoring the first goal, the hosts were clearly in control & Just before halftime, they added a second goal through Bukayo Saka.

10 minutes after the half-time, Leandro Trossard opened up the Palace backline for Granit Xhaka to net the third for the Gunners, Jeffrey Schlupp scored consolation Before Bukayo Saka finished the scoring after bouncing from a defensive mess up by the away side.

After the completion of the match, England and Arsenal winger, Bukayo Saka was named the man of the match for his oustanding performance against the Eagles.

The England international terrorised the Palace backline all through the game and netted a brace and provided an assist that help the Gunners maintain their lead at the summit of the standings over Manchester City.