The Gunners grabbed an early lead through Julio Baptista but Lawrie Sanchez's side fought back and equalised in the 78th minute through Simon Davies.

But the Gunners were not to be denied victory and Emmanuel Adebayor restored their lead in the 84th minute and Gilberto's penalty three minutes later wrapped up the win.

Clichy told Sky Sports: "We knew we had to put on a great performance, we did it and we did it with quality and showed that Arsenal are still playing great football.

"When you play for Arsenal you want to play the best in every game and every training session.

"We played quite well and when they equalised we were upset. But we responded well and we have to carry on and keep doing the good work. Manu (Adebayor) had a great game today."