Unai Emery was hired as Arsenal's new manager after the departure of Arsene Wenger at the end of last season.
The Spaniard has managed 50 games since he took over the reins at the start of the new campaign, and he has won as many as 32 of them, making him the most successful manager at the club in terms of wins in his first 50 matches.
Here are the top five games for Emery since he took over at Arsenal:
5. Arsenal 3-1 Leicester City
Arsenal were under the cosh for the first 30 minutes of the game against Leicester City and a goal down, but Mesut Ozil had his best game of the season for the Gunners.
He scored the equaliser in the first half, gave a fantastic pre-assist for the second and had two glorious flicks in the buildup to the third. It was one of the season's best performances from Arsenal, giving Unai Emery an early confidence booster.
4. Fulham 1-5 Arsenal
Alexandre Lacazette,Hector Bellerin,Danny Welbeck,Alex Iwobi
October was a good month for Arsenal, with the 5-1 win over Fulham also coming in the same month as the Leicester win.
Although the Gunners had won their last eight games, they were more or less rode their luck in many of those matches. But the Fulham game was the one where they went into a higher gear and won all three points in a dominant display, including a potential goal of the season contender from Aaron Ramsey that was a great team goal.
3. Arsenal 2-0 Chelsea
Arsenal had lost their game at Stamford Bridge early in the season, so needed to win the return fixture to cut the deficit to fourth-placed Chelsea in the race for top four positions.
The Blues were completely nullified in attack thanks to a defensive masterclass by the Gunners, who allowed their opponents only one shot on target, which came in the 82nd minute. In contrast, they got two goals in the first half itself, sealing a well-deserved win.
2. Arsenal 2-0 Manchester United
Another game in which they needed to win to boost their top four hopes was when Manchester United came to the Emirates Stadium.
The Gunners did ride their luck in this game, but were also lively and industrious in creating chances. They had Bernd Leno to thank for a couple of saves from Romelu Lukaku, but it was an overall team effort from the Gunners that got them all three points.
1. Napoli 0-1 Arsenal
Although Arsenal were more dominant in the first leg and won the game 2-0 after peppering Napoli with a lot of shots, it was the second leg performance which was more noteworthy.
The North London outfit have been lions at home this season, but their away form has been terrible, to put it mildly. However, the Gunners put on a disciplined defensive showing, covering for each other and ensuring the Partenopei do not find a way back into the tie.
The win took them to the semi-finals of the Europa League as well, which was also Emery's 50th game in charge of the Gunners.
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