They needed just 40 seconds to notch a second, with Merino tucking home a Leandro Trossard cross inside the opening minute of the second 45. The Spaniard had his second of the encounter when Declan Rice floated a hopeful ball into the box, and home goalkeeper Jakub Markovic misjudged the flight of the ball, with makeshift centre-forward Merino meeting it first to nod into the unguarded net.Arsenal survived a late scare when the referee pointed to the penalty spot after Ben White dangled a high foot to challenge for a bouncing ball with Provod, but VAR overruled the decision.
