Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger was delighted to celebrate his latest anniversary with victory at Swansea City.
The win comes 17 years after Wenger succeeded Bruce Rioch as Gunners' boss in 1996, and he admitted it made the result especially sweet.
"It's better than any cake," he said.
"The first half was difficult, Swansea played well, were sharper than us and we did not play with enough purpose.
"In the second half we played in a more compact way and took advantage every time we won the ball and had the chance to counter and be dangerous.
"We have seen a different Arsenal this season, we are more clinical and playing with more purpose. We hung on a bit in the last 15 minutes, but I felt we deserved to win.
"It's early stages, we have only played six games, and let's not forget we were in a massive crisis after losing the first game as well.
"But in our job the only way to respond is on the pitch and we did."
