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Arsenal duo the standout performers in victory over Palace

Arsenal progressed to the last four of the Carabao Cup following a 3-2 win over Crystal Palace at the Emirates Stadium last night.

The Gunners made the worst possible start to the quarter-final as Jean-Philippe Mateta scored after just three minutes.

They failed to equalise in the opening half, which forced manager Mikel Arteta to make some changes.

Thomas Partey and Ethan Nwaneri were replaced by William Saliba and Martin Odegaard.

The latter changed the complexion of the game. Odegaard provided a brilliant through ball for Gabriel Jesus to equalise.

Jesus made it 2-1 for the Gunners from a Bukayo Saka assist. He seemed to be offside, but there was no VAR to intervene.

Odegaard delivered another sublime long pass for Jesus, who had an easy task of beating the goalkeeper in a one-on-one.

Jesus missed a similar opportunity against Monaco, but he capitalised yesterday to bag his maiden Gunners hat-trick.

Eddie Nketiah scored on his return to the Emirates Stadium for Palace, but it was only a consolation strike.

Jesus was awarded the man of the match, but Odegaard performed equally well, with two important assists.

Odegaard has not been at his best over the past three games, and yesterday’s showing should be a confidence booster.

Arsenal face Palace on the road in the Premier League on Saturday.

The game is a must-win for the Gunners as they are already six points behind Liverpool, who have a game in hand at Everton.

Arteta is expected to go with his strongest team, with Odegaard, Saka, Saliba, Gabriel Magalhaes and Declan Rice poised to return.

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