Burnley were able to produce a dominant display against Arsenal by shutting down Mesut Ozil.
That's the verdict of ex-Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Jermaine Jenas.
The Gunners started the game brightly and perhaps should have been 2-0 up after 15 minutes as both Alexandre Lacazette and the returning Pierre-Emerick Aubamenyang wasted great chances.
What was noticeable from the early exchanges was the amount of space Ozil often found himself in behind the Clarets' midfield and from that there were a couple of occasions where the visitors looked threatening on the break.
However, as noticed by Jenas, the hosts managed to correct the problem and from there the 31-year-old cut a frustrated figure before being substituted in the second half.
And the BBC pundit had some harsh words for Mikel Arteta's side for how they performed at Turf Moor.
"I thought Arsenal were poor, they really were," Jenas noted on Match of the Day 2. "This is where Burnley struggled initially, Ozil was able to get into great positions and they were finding him very easily.
"The midfield of Burnley was pushing high, the defence was dropping deep and it created this massive space for Ozil to operate in.
"What I love, is they figured it out. Whether it was between them or it was Sean Dyche, they figured it out. They dropped deeper, the lines of the midfield and defence are a lot closer together now.
"It's much more difficult for Ozil to get on the ball and it changed the momentum of the game.
"Burnley started to get closer to the Arsenal team, winning the ball higher up the park.
"It was winning the first ball, winning the second balls, doing the horrible stuff that Arsenal weren't prepared to do today.
"The recycling of the ball, whether it was with Taylor or with Hendrick was very good as well.
"They picked up every single second ball and hit Arsenal where it hurt, get the ball out wide, get another ball in the box. It was a dominant display from Burnley, not just from a football point of view but the character and strength they showed.
"Arsenal went missing in the second half."
