Arteta says he was happy with his team’s performance against the Baggies despite acknowledging the fact that the Gunners are yet to win in the Premier League.
Arsenal put their Premier League doldrums behind them to hit six past Valerien Ismael’s men thanks goals from Nicolas Pepe, Bukayo Saka, Alexandre Lacazette and a hat-trick from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
The North Londoners will be looking to translate this performance to the Premier League when they travel to Manchester to face Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday.
Speaking to the media after the game, Arteta lauded his men for being together despite enduring such a poor start to the season.
"It's always a tough place to come here midweek. They made some changes to keep the clean sheet and with the attitude the team had, overall I'm very happy. We're really disappointed we haven't won yet in the Premier League, but the players are together,” he told Sky Sports.
"When you lose the most important thing is to win the next match as quickly as possible, score some good goals and get some confidence, and get a clean sheet. There were players that needed goals and minutes, so in general it was a very positive night.
"Aubameyang looked sharp. Physically he's not at his best but he looked good tonight. He can play outside, inside. It depends on the plan of the game and who we have available. Martin gives us something different and Ramsdale looked very comfortable."
