Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger hailed Andrey Arshavin after his five-star performance against Liverpool last night. Arshavin put in the best display by an Arsenal player at Anfield since Julio Baptista scored four in the 6-3 Carling Cup quarter-final victory in January 2007.

The Gunners boss paid tribute to his £15million January signing from Zenit St Petersburg, saying: "He can play everywhere, like all the great players.

"He scored four goals but he was at the end of some good combination play. He has a lot of tricks and a short backlift and that makes him very dangerous."