Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger:
“After playing for so long with 10 men in a difficult game in midweek against Bayern Munich it was good to win today. The three points are welcome.
“Tomas Rosicky’s goal was one of the best [we have scored] and one of the two Olivier Giroud goals is a great goal. That is the way we want to play and when we score it makes you happy because it enforces the way you want to play.
“We are still there in the table. It is down to consistency and our performances. It was important to win the game. We lost to Liverpool and drew with Manchester United. We needed to win this game.”
Sunderland boss Gus Poyet:
“The combination of Arsenal playing well and us being poor on the ball made it difficult for us.
“We needed to be organised and see the danger but they punished us. Then we made a mistake for the second goal, which we never make, and that made it tough.
“Wembley could have been on the players’ minds but this was a very good wake up call. If we play like this against Manchester City we could be embarrassed.”
Written by Steve Milne @stevenmilnelive
