Arsene Wenger: "I had no hesitation about his strength of character. Of course you want him to come back into the team and be successful, which he was today because he scored two goals.
"One great one at the end of great movement and the other a little bit of a gift from Sunderland, he got an assist as well so he did well.
"We had a very demanding week physically and mentally and we gave the right response today. We did the job in the first half and I think we scored two great 'Arsenal' goals.
"I am very pleased for Rosicky because today Bergkamp got a statue and I think Rosicky took the Bergkamp role well today. Certainly Dennis will have been pleased to have seen him play."