Alexandre Lacazette "really happy" at Arsenal despite links away

Lacazette has been linked with a move to Atletico Madrid but the French forward dismissed any suggestions he is unhappy at the Emirates Stadium.

"I am really happy," he told the club website after the game.

"It's only the press that says I'm not happy. From the beginning I've said I am happy at Arsenal and I want to play and win titles.

"We won a title last month so I am happy with Arsenal."

On the performance itself, Lacazette added: "Yes, it was the best way to start the season. We wanted to win today and get the clean sheet.

"Defensively I think we did some good stuff and respected what the coach wanted. At the end, we won so everyone is happy today."

Fulham manager Scott Parker is confident his promoted side will continue to improve following the defeat, but admits they can ill afford to concede three goals every game.

He said: "I really liked us first half, but second half not so much. The second goal is really weak on our behalf – a set-play goal and a real weakness in terms of they load a lot of players underneath the bar and we just didn't see much fight there at that moment.

"It was a poor goal to concede. In this division, if we're expected to score three goals to win or get draws out of games, it's going to be pretty tough for us, certainly against teams like Arsenal who have the quality they have.

"I think you're right, there are some positives, but when you're on a 3-0 loss there's some negatives as well.

"We'll dust ourselves down, keep improving and keep understanding where we need to get better, and go from there."