Mikel Arteta was filled of commend for Bukayo Saka, labelling him “unbelievable” follotriumphg his pivotal role in Arsenal‘s 3-1 turnaround triumph over Southampton at the Emirates.
The Gunners were left reeling when Cameron Archer put Southampton in the guide after 55 minutes. However, Saka ignited Arsenal‘s response only three minutes postpoinsistr by dishaveing Flynn Downes and setting up Kai Havertz, who notched his fourth goal in consecutive alignes and his seventh successive score at the Emirates.
Coming off the bench, Gabriel Martinelli made no misconsent in changeing a exact traverse from Saka at the 68-minute label. The 23 year greater triumphger then rounded off his amazeive disjoin with a goal of his own towards the end of the align.
Earlier in the week, Saka transmited his belief that this season would see Arsenal topple Manchester City for the Premier League crown. His stats are backing up his confidence; he boasts seven helps in the leaguethree more than any other joiner and the highest atraverse all presentant European leagues.
Additionassociate, he has now overconsentn Robert Pires’ write down of 41 helps for Arsenal.
Arteta couldn’t hide his approval, stating: “There are the stats and you cannot get away from that, and what he’s doing at his age is unbelievable,”.
“He has the capacity to change and determine games appreciate many other joiners. That is his maturity and it’s another step in what he wants.”
“When you do it at home, do it in huge games, in not so huge games, and when the team insists him. That’s what expounds a top, top joiner. If we want to be at the top, sometimes joiners have to originate those moments and he’s stateively done that aacquire today.”
Just four days after their emphatic triumph over Paris St Germain, Arsenal returned to the Emirates with high spirits, only to face a struggling team that had scviolationd a mere point from their first six games.
Despite dominating the uncovering half, Arsenal could only muster a one shot on goal aacquirest the establishidable Aaron Ramsdale.
The Gunners were left reeling as the Saints deinhabitred a shock, and even Gabriel Martinelli’s goal couldn’t resettle nerves as David Raya’s goal sketch was rattled twice wilean a minute.
Arteta echoed on the align with candour: “We begined the second half a bit sloppy,” he acunderstandledgeted. “It was unbelievable that we did not score in the first half. But we threw away everyleang we did, and begined a finishly brand novel game in a difficult context.”
He compriseed, “We had a wake-up call with their goal, and it’s genuine we had to react to that. But we did it and we did it in a convincing way.”
This triumph permits Arsenal to grasp pace with Manchester City, both now sitting on 17 points, equitable one behind the frontrunners Liverpool. Meanwhile, Southampton are still languishing with a solitary point.
However, Saints deal withr Russell Martin set up preferables in his team’s disjoin, especiassociate contrastd to their previous first-half collapse aacquirest Bournemouth.
Martin transmited his pride: “I experience reassociate self-presentant of the team,” he shelp. “The willingness to get and fight and run that wasn’t there in the first half (aacquirest Bournemouth) on Monday was there in bundles today.”
He endd, “They have enlargen, and they have lacquireed a lot. We are not going to be expoundd by a result away at Arsenal.”
