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Cesc Fábregas inspires Arsenal in rout of Blackburn, with 1 goal and 3 assists on of the best performances of his career, and Arsenal won 6-2. It proves that Fabregas is the best midfielder in the world, because of the simple fact that he is the best midfielder in the most difficult league in the world.

Goals from:

• Vermaelen 17,
• van Persie 33,
• Arshavin 37,
• Fabregas 57,
• Walcott 75,
• Bendtner 89

(Everyone is under 25, except Arshavin who is 27)

It seems Cesc Fábregas’s Barcelona DNA, something mentioned from sources at the Camp Nou on a repetitive basis, has mutated. While nobody would dispute that the Catalan midfielder has his hometown club in his blood, it is indisputably mixed with red and white cells of a different kind.

Fábregas, whose all-round display shimmered, pledged his affection for Arsenal after scoring with a graceful volley. He smothered the badge on his shirt with a kiss. “There’s always speculation I don’t like it here but I am committed to this club 100 per cent,” he said. “It’s my seventh season and it’s hard to hear people say they think I’m not committed enough. It was a good time to show them I really love this club.”

Considering this all took place in front of Thierry Henry, who made a pre-match appearance with a regal wave before settling down with his daughter to watch the goalfest, Fábregas’s clarification was useful. If you did not know better, you could have sworn the Arsenal captain was trying extra hard to put on a good show to ensure Henry returned to the Camp Nou with a sparkling scouting report.

As it is, Henry witnessed a display that justifies Arsenal’s reputation as Barcelona-lite. The football was at times exquisite. The goals were beautifully worked. The defense was an afterthought. Alex Song had a job and a half on his hands considering every other player on his team outside the back four and goalkeeper had an aversion to being inside their own half.