Treble for magnificent Mesut

Mesut Ozil is such a difficult player to stop when he is in good form and Ludogorets found this out as the German hit a hat-trick in Arsenal's 6-0 win.

Alexis Sanchez produced an excellent performance, including the opening goal of the game, while in-form forward Theo Walcott and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain also added their names to the scoresheet.

In attack the Gunners were excellent and, although many will argue that they were playing a much weaker opponent, the hosts still impressed against the Bulgarian champions.

With the group stages now at its halfway stage, the Gunners top Group A and look likely to qualify and after a seventh successive victory in competitions things are looking up for Arsene Wenger's men.

I refuse to get carried away with our impressive form as I know all too well how quickly things can change, but I certainly can't complain with how things are at the moment and we really do look good.

It took Arsenal 13 minutes to break the deadlock at the Emirates as Sanchez raced into the box and lobbed the ball over Vladislav Stoyanov for a great goal.

Although Arsenal controlled much of the game, it could have been a very different story had goalkeeper David Ospina not come to the host's rescue after the opening goal. The Colombian shot-stopper twice reacted quickly to deny Jonathan Cafu and preserve Arsenal's slender one-goal lead. Those saves proved crucial as Arsenal doubled their advantage four minutes before the break. Walcott, who was previously denied by a decent save from Stoyanov, latched onto a pass from Kieran Gibbs and curled a great strike beyond the goalkeeper.

Arsenal put the result beyond doubt within two minutes of the restart, with Gibbs once again the provider as his low ball was fired home by Oxlade-Chamberlain from close range.

The hosts added a fourth just 10 minutes later as Santi Cazorla's ball over the top set up Ozil, who took the ball away from his man with a great first touch before slotting the ball under Stoyanov for his first goal of the evening.

Arsenal continued to push forward with Oxlade-Chamberlain forcing a fine save out of Stoyanov before Arsenal added a fifth goal seven minutes from time. Substitute Lucas Perez, who came off the bench shortly after the hour mark, crossed for Ozil to confidently slot home.

Ozil completed his hat-trick just four minutes later with Perez again the provider. The summer signing sent in a cross, which Ozil met with a sweetly-struck volley into the bottom corner.

Six well-struck goals and a great three points for Arsenal and we'll be looking for more of the same when we travel to Bulgaria next month.

GROUP A
A top two finish looks very likely for Arsenal, but the race for top spot is still very tight.

Arsenal's 6-0 demolition of Ludogorets puts them top on goal difference, but PSG's 3-0 win over FC Basel keeps them level on points with us. The group could be decided by the home clash against PSG next month, but we need to make sure we stay consistent until then and are ready to take advantage of any slip ups by the French giants.

There is still plenty to play for in Group A, especially in the race for top spot, and we can't take anything for granted. But things are looking good so far, so let's hope we can keep it up.

MY FINAL THOUGHTS
It was a very encouraging performance albeit against a weaker side, but you can only beat what is put in front of you and we certainly did that in style.

Many people seem to expect us to do our usual and not last the pace, with it supposedly only being a matter of time before we slip up. So we need to make sure we prove our doubters wrong and show that we can in fact mount a serious title challenge in the Premier League and progress much further in the Champions League compared to previous seasons.

Focus now returns to the Premier League and the visit of Middlesbrough and this will certainly not be as easy as some fans may think. We cannot take the newly-promoted side lightly and must make sure we are at the top of our game in order to get three points.

I will not be able to blog for a few weeks due to my pending wedding and honeymoon, but I'll still be keeping a very close eye on the Gunners' upcoming matches and lets hope we can continue our rich vein of form.

COME ON YOU GUNNERS