Arsene Wenger was indebted to substitute Robin van Persie after the Dutchman scored twice to sink Stoke 3-1 in the Barclays Premier League.
Wenger's decision to start his captain on the bench almost backfired as they had only Gervinho's strike to show for their dominance in the first half.
To add to their problems, former Tottenham striker Peter Crouch had marked his return to north London with an equaliser 10 minutes before the interval.
But with the Gunners labouring after half-time, Van Persie was finally let loose with 25 minutes remaining.
And within a quarter of an hour he had scored twice to bail out his shot-shy team-mates and take his goal tally to [...]
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