Per Mertesacker is delighted by Arsenal's response to recent criticism as they scored five times at Goodison Park to pile the pressure on Everton.
Wayne Rooney opened the scoring with a fine effort from distance before Nacho Monreal levelled the scores at the break. Idrissa Gueye's red card handed the game to the Gunners as Mesut Ozil, Alexandre Lacazette, Aaron Ramsey and Alexis Sanchez all scored.
Arsenal came into the game off the back of a loss to Watford and claims from striker Troy Deeney that the squad lack "cajones" and Mertesacker feels his team-mates responded in the right way as they put the Toffees to the sword in style.
"We started really well, to go 1-0 behind was difficult, but we stuck to our game plan and created a lot of chances in the first half that we did not execute," the Arsenal captain told Sky Sports.
"In the second half we executed better, our guys on top did it, it was crucial to have Mesut Ozil today.
"We knew Everton were under pressure and we took advantage.
"We don't need anyone to judge what we do, the only answer you can give is on the pitch. The way we handled the situation away from home was magnificent."
