Tomas Rosicky makes his first competitive start for an inexperienced Arsenal side in Croatia Alexander Hleb battles for the ball during a tight opening half in which chances are few and far between The Zagreb defence pay close attention to Robin van Persie but the youngster manages a couple of long-range efforts The first 45 minutes ends all square as Arsenal fail to break down a resilient Dinamo defence After the break, Cesc Fabregas strokes Arsenal into the lead from just inside the box to the delight of boss Arsene Wenger And moments later, Van Persie beats the offside trap and races clear to double the Gunners' advantage And Fabregas scores his second and Arsenal's third after a jinking run to put the Gunners in complete control of the tie
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