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​Arsenal stumbled to a 2-1 win against Burnley in their first home game of the season, keeping up their 100% winning record against Sean Dyche’s side.

Player Ratings

Leno (8); Maitland-Niles (6), Luiz (8), Sokratis (5), Monreal (7); Ceballos (9*), Guendouzi (7), Willock (7); Nelson (6), Lacazette (8), Aubameyang (8).

Substitutes: Pépé (8), Kolašinac (6), Torreira (8)

Burnley players ratings

Pope (6); Lowton (6), Tarkowski (8), Mee (6), Pieters (5); Gudmundsson (6), Cork (7), Westwood (6), McNeil (5); Wood (6), Barnes (8).

Substitutes: Rodriguez (6), Lennon (6).

Discussing on BT Sport how he ended up joining the Scot for his swansong season, the 36-year-old explained (as quoted by the ​Sun):

“You can compare [me being at ​Arsenal] to being married.

“Me and my wife – Arsenal – were married for eight years. After eight years, my wife possibly got a bit tired of me. Those are the facts.

“The fact is, Arsenal never offered me a deal.”

“I ended up having three options. One option abroad disappeared quickly. Then it was Manchester City or United,” he stated. “What people don’t know during the transfer is that loads of things are happening behind the scenes.

“You can have different views on things, but the fact is Arsenal never offered me a new deal. Then you have a look around. I was ambitious. I still wanted to win the league. That is life.

“You have to take a lot on and make a choice based on what your targets are, but also deal with the facts. One of the main facts was that Arsenal got tired of me.

“We had loads of chats with [Arsene] Wenger, with [Ivan] Gazidis. They gave me no decision to make,” van Persie finished, confirming that he was not the driving force behind his Emirates exit.

As quoted by ESPN, he said: “[Pavon] is very good, he is too good for MLS. I think MLS will not have him for a long time, we should enjoy him while he is here.

“I have played with many players and I see when a player is the difference, and he is the difference.”

Ibrahimovic was speaking after LA Galaxy’s 2-0 home win over FC Dallas, where he scored both goals. The win saw the Galaxy rise up to third in MLS’ Western Conference table, 15 points off league leaders and city rivals LAFC with nine games left.

The Swedish striker added: “When you have a player like that, you don’t need to say much. You just communicate in the game and try to make the best of it. He knows what he is doing. This is his second game and he was the best on the field and today he made a difference.”