Too early to talk of title - Wenger

An opening goal from Jack Wilshire in Arsenal's
4-1 Premier League win over Norwich City on
Saturday was described by manager Arsene
Wenger as one of the best he had seen in his
17 years at the north London club.
Wilshere volleyed home in the 18th minute
after exchanging four quick passes with Olivier
Giroud. Mesut Ozil scored twice and Aaron
Ramsey grabbed his ninth of the season to help
Arsenal to a two-point lead at the top of the
table.
"All the four goals were great but the first was
exceptional," Wenger told a post-match news
conference. "It was one of the best in my time
here for sure."
Wenger said Arsenal, who have not won the
league since 2004, were better placed than
they had been in any October of recent years.
But he stressed the jury was still out on
whether they had the resources to take this
season's title.
"We have a good attitude and good solidarity
level. We have real quality that is clear," he
said. "But how far will we go? How consistent
will we be? We will have to see.
"We come out of a long period where at this
point in October most of the time in recent
years...we were already behind. At the moment
we are in a better position."
Arsenal, unbeaten since an opening day home
defeat by Aston Villa, had made hard work of
the first hour on Saturday, failing to carve out
any clear cut opportunities after Wilshere's
opener. It was not until the game began to
break up in the second half that they began to
look like scoring again.
After a period of Norwich pressure early in the
second half they broke forward on 58 minutes,
Ozil heading home Giroud's pinpoint cross.
Jonathan Howson drove past goalkeeper
Wojciech Szczesny from the edge of the box to
get Norwich back in the game with 20 minutes
to go before Ramsey slalomed past three
defenders in the box, dummying to shoot
twice, before driving home.
Ozil tapped in a well-worked fourth with two
minutes to go.
"Norwich are a good side," said Wenger. "We
had a difficult period between 30 and 60
minutes when we struggled to keep our game
going. But I am very happy with the
performance."
He added that Matthieu Flamini, who came off
with concussion midway through the first half,
was doubtful for Tuesday's Champions League
clash with Borussia Dortmund in London.