The Arsenal midfielder inspired his side to a second-half revival to beat Manchester City 3-1 at Emirates Stadium tonight and move back up into third place in the Barclays Premiership table.

Fabregas doubled his tally of league goals with a fine 25-yard volley to cap a memorable few days for the 19-year-old, who also netted against Bolton on Saturday and was nominated for both the PFA Player of the Year and Young Player of the Year awards.

Tonight's victory also all but secures Arsenal's place in the Champions League again next season - a fitting stage on which for the young midfielder to continue to display his talents.

"There is more to come from him", declared Wenger, who has used Fabregas no fewer than 50 times this season.

"From 19 to 22 you go from a young boy to a man - but even now he can dominate a game.

"He can develop physically, but he has a big authority on the pitch already."

Wenger added: "When you look at his chances this season, you are not surprised he scores. But the longer it goes without a goal the more difficult it becomes.

"You could see from the way he celebrated his goal on Saturday that it was an obsession.

"You could see from the relief that he got that it was a weight off his shoulders."

Tonight was, however, by far from an easy second victory in four days for Arsenal.

The home side were pegged back for long periods by a determined City outfit after Tomas Rosicky had swept Arsenal into an early lead.

American forward DaMarcus Beasley finished from close range to equalise before half-time after the visitors capitalised on a poor clearance from goalkeeper Jens Lehmann.

However, Arsenal regrouped after the break and Julio Baptista made sure of the points 10 minutes from time.

Wenger said: "I never thought it would slip away.

"We did not expect them to come back to 1-1 - but for five minutes before half-time we wobbled a bit. It was a mental blow and we had to recover.

"They made it tight in the second half and we needed patience and composure. It was a question of not making a mistake.

"Overall it was a deserved victory and you could see a lot of potential in the team."

Arsenal lost Abou Diaby after just 30 minutes following an accidental collision with City captain Richard Dunne.

Wenger, though, expects the attacking midfielder - who needed four stitches in a head wound - to soon be back in action.

He said: "Diaby has double vision.

"I do not think it is a problem, but we did not want to take a risk."

Tonight was another morale-boosting victory following what has been a troubled two months.

Wenger was fined earlier today following a charge from the Football Association for his half-time altercation with referee Steve Bennett during the Premiership match against Portsmouth in December.

The Arsenal manager insisted: "The charge did not change my mood today - not before the game and not now.

Wenger added: "We want to finish as high as possible and we are eight points clear of the non-automatic Champions League qualifier."

For City, the defeat brought to an end a five-match unbeaten run which had lifted them clear of the relegation battle.

Manager Stuart Pearce said: "We probably should have got a point.

"With 60 minutes gone I am very comfortable and the fans are booing Arsenal.

"It is a nice feeling when you are away from home, and then one of their players has pulled out a wonder strike."

Pearce added: "We will go home disappointed - but we will learn from it."