Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger was full of praise for Santi Cazorla after victory over Southampton.
Cazorla was again impressive in the 6-1 rout.
Wenger enthused: "Cazorla is a player who is just a pleasure to watch. You want him to have the ball. He typifies what Spain's midfielders are today - he is technically perfect, he has great vision and a great team attitude. We did fight with Malaga at the time [to get him last summer] and they were in Spain, they were quick to do the deal. But we remained on the ball, we were quite advanced with him last season."