Arsenal 5 - 1 Crystal Palace

Dennis Bergkamp paces Gunners to 5-1 annihilation of Crystal Palace as Arsenal send message to ManUre and Chelski.

Bergkamp’s opening goal in the 32nd minute started a blistering seven minute span which saw Thierry Henry and Jose Antonio Reyes also score, giving the Gunners a 3-0 lead at halftime.

Patrick Vieira literally walked in the fourth goal nine minutes into the second-half, and Thierry Henry scored a blinder twenty minutes later to complete the rout.

The only blip was when Vieira surrendered a penalty to Crystal Palace which was converted by the red-hot Andy Johnson to give Palace their only goal of the game.

While things may look desperate in the league, Arsenal sent a strong message indicating that they’re still one of the elite sides in England.

They’ll look to continue this good run of form at 7:30 ET this Saturday as Sheffield United visit Highbury for the fifth round of the FA Cup.

The match is being televised here in the US on Fox Soccer Channel (the newly renamed Fox Sports World.)