Almost an hour had drifted by with little
to suggest Arsenal were serious about this late assault on the top-four
when suddenly their two biggest stars came to life.
Mesut
Ozil, flimsy and peripheral until this point, eased to his left on the
edge of the box and opened his body in order to thread a first-time pass
towards Alexis Sanchez as he exploded into the penalty box.
It was a fabulous example of Ozil's supreme vision, touch and appreciation of others around him.
Alexis Sanchez celebrates after opening the scoring with a fine goal in the Premier League clash at St Mary's
Sanchez (left) put both Southampton centre backs (right) on the floor by faking to shoot with his right foot
The Chilean forward (left) then made the most of the space by finishing past Fraser Forster (centre) with his left
English goalkeeper Forster (centre) shows his frustration after failing to prevent Sanchez's effort which opened the scoring
Aaron Ramsey headed across goal for Olivier Giroud (centre) to double Arsenal's lead in the closing stages of the clash
Forster (centre) and Maya Yoshida (left) can only watch on as Giroud's header nestles into the bottom corner
French striker Giroud shows his delight after sealing the three points with his 14th goal of the campaign
Mesut Ozil (centre) is tackled by Jack Stephens (left) as he makes his way into the Southampton penalty area
Nathan Redmond (left) sees his long range effort tipped over the crossbar by Arsenal goalkeeper Petr Cech
Aaron Ramsey (left) came closest to scoring for the Gunners during what was a largely uneventful first half
Welsh midfielder Ramsey shows his frustration after coming close to opening the scoring on Wednesday night
Alex Oxalde-Chamberlain (right) receives treatment from Arsenal physio Colin Lewin as his team-mates watch on
The former Saints winger was forced to leave to pitch in the first half after picking up a muscle injury
Czech goalkeeper Petr Cech celebrates with the Arsenal fans after the full-time whistle in Southampton
Though safe in mid-table with 42 points they could easily slide if their season fizzles out.
Arsenal
seized control when Sanchez struck on the hour, played with greater
freedom and closed out the game with Giroud's goal, seven minutes from
time.
A deep cross from Sanchez was
headed back across goal by Aaron Ramsey and the substitute arrived to
convert with a header from close range.
It added a gloss the game did not really deserve but that will not trouble Wenger.
Some fans remained firm in their protests against Arsene Wenger despite an important victory
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