Arsene pleased with game display

Arsene Wenger feels Cesc Fabregas has taken his game to a "new dimension" after the Arsenal captain scored twice as the Gunners swept aside Champions League newcomers Braga 6-0 at the Emirates Stadium.

Fabregas led the way, opening the scoring from the penalty spot and then heading in a second, with only some desperate defending denying him a hat-trick.

Carlos Vela also hit a double, with the other goals coming from Andrey Arshavin and Marouane Chamakh, but all the talk afterwards was about Fabregas

"He has taken another dimension," said the Arsenal boss. "People forget he is 23, where other players start.

"Cesc has a fantastic influence. What is important is that he leads the team to winning. What I like is he gave the ball to Carlos Vela when he could have tried to score a third himself - that reflects the way we want to play the game and on a leader who does what the game wants, not being selfish.

"He arrived here at the age of 16 and enjoys the way we play. What more do you want to be happy?"