CATCH US over... but the Fat Lady is clearing her throat

are very good at defending and on the counter-attack.”

Bellerin wasn’t the only one left dazed. The goal also knocked all the resistance out of the team-mates he left behind.

With Aaron Ramsey, Santi Cazorla and Granit Xhaka all missing, the folly of allowing Jack Wi l shere to depart to Bournemouth on loan came back to haunt the visitors.

It was only when Alexis Sanchez discarded his mittens in the 35th minute that the Gunners finally took the gloves off.

Substitute Gabriel should have drawn them level, but he opted for power rather than precision when Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain teased over a cross and Thibaut Courtois saved spectacularly.

But when Hazard scored one of the goals of the season in the 53rd minute, it was game over.

The Belgian shook off Laurent Koscielny twice, as well as Francis Coquelin and Shkodran Mustafi in a slaloming run that took him from just inside his own half to deep into the Arsenal box.

When Petr Cech advanced, Hazard beat him with a clipped finish.

Up in his private box, Roman Abramovich and Didier Drogba gave high-fives.

Gunners sub Danny Welbeck forced Courtois into another brilliant save before Chelsea scored again in the 88th minute.

Less than 90 seconds after entering the fray, Fabregas intercepted Cech’s woeful clearance with his thigh and lobbed the ball into an empty net.

The Spaniard couldn’t even bring himself to celebrate. His old team had been tortured enough.

No wonder Arsenal’s travelling fans hardly raised a cheer when sub Giroud headed home Nacho Monreal’s cross at the death.