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Premiership

Gunners fire four

AFP, Liverpool
Arsenal launched their Premiership title defence in emphatic style as goals from Dennis Bergkamp, Jose Antonio Reyes, Freddie Ljungberg and Robert Pires sealed a comprehensive 4-1 victory against Everton at Goodison Park on Sunday.
Arsene Wenger's team continued where they left off last season as they destroyed the home side with a breathtaking performance that suggested it will take an immense effort from their rivals to prize the Premiership trophy away from Highbury this campaign.
The champions went into the game defending an unbeaten run in the Premiership stretching back to a 3-2 defeat against Leeds United at Highbury in May 2003, a sequence of 40 matches.
And despite the absence of influential duo Patrick Vieira and Sol Campbell due to injury, Wenger's men rarely looked like losing their unbeaten record against David Moyes's committed, but ultimately outclassed Everton.
Spanish midfielder Francesc Fabregas, who became Arsenal's youn-
gest-ever Premiership player at the age of 17 years and 103 days, almost created the opening goal for Ljungberg within five minutes of kick-off when his incisive pass found the Swede bursting into the penalty area. However, Ljungberg's shot was blocked and Everton survived the early scare.
The home side again escaped falling behind on 16 minutes when Bergkamp's free-kick from the left was hacked off the goal-line by full-back Gary Naysmith.
Everton, without the injured England striker Wayne Rooney, lacked punch upfront, although Scotland international James McFadden forced defender Kolo Toure into a crucial block on 22 minutes to divert his goal-bound strike.
Such was Arsenal's superiority, an opening goal seemed inevitable and it duly came when Bergkamp rounded off a three-man move to score on 23 minutes.
Reyes's run into the area was blocked off by defender Alan Stubbs, but the ball broke to Thierry Henry, who moved it out to Bergkamp, allowing the Dutchman to shoot past goalkeeper Nigel Martyn from 12 yards.
Everton attempted to haul themselves level before half-time, but Arsenal goalkeeper Jens Lehmann saved a 35-
yard Thomas Gravesen free-kick before seeing Kevin Kilbane head Gravesen's cross over the bar from six yards.
Moyes's team were soon punished for their failure to convert their chances when Reyes doubled Arsenal's lead with a close range header on 39 minutes. Ljungberg broke down the left before crossing to the Spaniard, who beat Martyn with ease six yards out.
Everton introduced summer signing Marcus Bent at half-time in an effort to force their way back into the game, but the pattern of play remained the same, with Arsenal dominating.
It was no surprise, therefore, when Wenger's team extended their lead through Ljungberg on 54 minutes. Again, Arsenal's slick passing sliced the Everton defence apart and Ljungberg tapped home from inside the six yard box after Henry had squared the ball across the face of goal.
Lee Carsley reduced the arrears for Everton on 63 minutes when he rounded Lehmann to score after being released by Gravesen, but Pires rounded off victory when he sidefooted into the net on 82 minutes after Ashley Cole's shot had rebounded off the crossbar.