Mesut Ozil was delighted with Arsenal’s display against hull which saw they close the gap on second place to just -2 goal difference.

Although he didn’t grab a goal or an assist on the evening, he was at his imperious best with flicks and tricks that bamboozled the Hull players all evening.

Speaking after the match, the German was clear on why Arsenal had won the game.

“We played outstanding football, especially in the first half,” Ozil said.

“We really deserved to be 3-0 up and as I mentioned, in the first half our performance was top class. Hull City didn’t have a chance.

“We disrupted their play really early on and that forced their mistakes. Alexis made the game easier for us with his goals. We had more space as a result and they had to become more open.

“We know that one of our strengths is on the break because we have some really fast attacking players and I want to praise the team again for that.

“In the second half, we wanted to hold the result and conceded a goal. But ultimately we’re really happy with the result.

“We had many opportunities and maybe we should have won by more goals but the main thing is the three points and now we’ll turn our focus to the next game.”

The most delicious bit of skill that he showed on the evening was this flick. Pure football porn: