By thrashing their London rivals at the Emirates on Tuesday night, Arsenal sent a powerful message to championship challengers Liverpool and Manchester City.

Ben White and Kai Havertz each scored twice in a stunning 18-minute period in the second half, following an initial goal by Leandro Trossard in the first five minutes.

Cole thinks Badiashile should take a little of the heat for Trossard’s opener, even though the original culprits were inexperienced fullback Alfie Gilchrist and goalkeeper Dorde Petrovic.Even though the offside flag prevented Chelsea’s center back from giving up a penalty in the first minute for fouling Havertz in the box, the impact of his inability to contain the form striker from Arsenal lingered throughout the game.

“And guess what?” According to Cole, a former Chelsea player, “That first 10 minutes sums up Chelsea’s season” (TNT Sports).

They got themselves back into it by creating opportunities. However, I believe that Havertz is responsible for the first goal.Along with him, Badiashile must establish the tone. Havertz must have been on your mind all week. My intention is to prevent him from doing that.

Even in the opening five minutes, he let him to leisurely roam the middle of the field. It was inert.

Poor Gilchrist, he’s really going to have a tough time of it. Along with Trossard outside, he has Declan Rice rushing at him. Basically, it lays out Chelsea’s strategy for that half.Although Cole made his remarks during halftime, the early goal by Arsenal greatly established the tone and provided the groundwork for the Gunners’ triumph.

With Wednesday’s match between Liverpool and Merseyside rivals Everton, Mikel Arteta’s side takes a three-point lead over Liverpool in the standings.

In addition, they lead City by four points; but, Pep Guardiola’s squad has two games in hand before Thursday’s trip to Brighton.