Bendtner shows his cutting-edge

Nicklas Bendtner insisted Saturday's horror show was not on his mind as he struck a hat-trick in Arsenal's win over Porto.

This was the striker's first hat-trick for Arsenal.

The Dane was derided for a performance against Burnley on Saturday in which he missed a sackful of chances, but he made amends in style as Arsenal claimed a 6-2 aggregate win to book their quarter-final place.

Asked if Saturday had played on his mind, he told Sky Sports 2: "Not at all. Every time I play a game I put it behind me as soon as it's finished.

"Sometimes it's one of those days and today I put it right.

"I'm happy with my hat-trick but tomorrow we move on."

Bendtner, who was on the scoresheet after just 10 minutes, added: "It was good to score early but I don't know if that affected my game."

Arsenal also scored excellent goals through Samir Nasri and substitute Emmanuel Eboue to round off an impressive attacking performance.

"It will give us a lot of confidence," said Bendtner. "We want to win the Champions League. It's something we haven't done.

"We scored all our chances which is very positive."

Gunners boss Arsene Wenger was understated in his praise of the Dane.

"I hope it will not give him too much confidence," he said.

"It's good for him. He played well on Saturday but missed chances.

"Today he had less chances and scored more goals.

"I hope it gives him the desire to work even harder."