EXCELLENT DEBUT BY AUBAMEYANG AS ARSENAL DESTROY'S EVERTON

The Gunners' new no. 14 delivered a breathtaking debut performance, and added gloss to it with a sumptous chip for Arsenal's fourth in their 5-1 thumping of Everton

Wenger saw Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang score a debut goal and Aaron Ramsey his first hat-trick as his side thumped a disorganised Everton.

However, Arsenal have not kept a clean sheet in eight Premier League matches, and finished Saturday's match five points adrift of a Champions League qualification place.

"Our challenge is to find a balance," Wenger said. "We're a very offensive team but need to find a balance between attacking and defending. That will be our challenge until the end of the season."

Aubameyang, a club-record £56m signing from Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday, chipped in from fellow new arrival Henrikh Mkhitaryan's pass as the home side led 4-0 by half-time.

Television replays showed the goal should have been ruled out for offside, although the visitors could hardly claim the decision made a huge difference to the match.

Everton conceded three times in the opening 20 minutes amid defensive chaos, with Ramsey touching in the opener from Mkhitaryan's cross.

Laurent Koscielny got in front of Aubameyang to head the second at the far post after Shkodran Mustafi glanced on Mesut Ozil's corner, before Ramsey scored a deflected third.

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