Arsenal down Shakhtar Donetsk 5-1

20 October,2010 08:11 AM IST |   |  Agencies

Arsenal turned on the class with a mouth-watering second-half performance to beat Shakhtar Donetsk 5-1 and keep their place on top of Group H of the Champions League.


Cesc Fabregas scored a penalty

Arsenal turned on the class with a mouth-watering second-half performance to beat Shakhtar Donetsk 5-1 and keep their place on top ofu00a0 Group H of the Champions League.


A fumble by Ukraine stopper Andriy Pyatov allowed Gunner's Alex Song to open the scoring before Samir Nasri doubled the hosts' advantage just before the half-time.

Cesc Fabregas then scored a penalty on his return from injury to make it 3-0 before Jack Wilshere and Marouane Chamakh also got on the scoresheet with two brilliant goals.

Former Gunner Eduardo grabbed a consolation for the visitors with eight minutes left making it 5-1.
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