
Mesut Ozil provided the assist for Gabriel's opener before showing an exquisite touch when combining with Olivier Giroud to score the second as the Gunners recovered from their 4-0 rout at Southampton to move above Leicester into first place with a 2-0 win over Bournemouth. Arsenal's most influential figure is also the dominant force in this season's Premier League and a gushing Arsene Wenger acclaimed him as "exceptional".