The scenes on the pitch and Oleksandr Zinchenko’s celebrations in the stands shows that Arsenal’s win over Liverpool feels significant.
Bukayo Saka scored twice, adding to Gabriel Martinelli’s early strike to hand Mikel Arteta’s men a Vital victory of 3-2At the Emirates Stadium
Saka, visibly thrilled, ran to Saka’s corner to celebrate after Saka converted the penalty spot winner.
This win was a huge step forward in the right direction. Arsenal They passed another title verification test. seeing off Tottenham in last weekend’s north London derby.
talkSPORT’s Graeme Souness called on Arsenal to Get results against Liverpool City and Manchester CityThey have been the most successful in their competitive title races in recent years.
With one of those tests now passed, Gunners fans will start to dream – if they haven’t started dreaming already – but Arteta was quick to bat away questions about whether his team can go all the way.
Arteta told talkSPORT: “We’re at the top right now. I think it’s too long to discuss that topic. The teams we’ve played, credit to Liverpool what they’ve done in the last five seasons, Man City with what they’re doing. Everyone’s going to be chasing each other.
“Today we are there, tomorrow I don’t know.”
And talkSPORT’s Micky Gray believes the threat of Man City might be a step too far for Arteta’s young side.
Gray said on commentary for talkSPORT: “The big question for Arsenal over many years has been, have they got the longevity?
“All it takes is bringing one superstar into your dressing room and they’ve done that in Gabriel Jesus.
When asked if Arsenal will pip City to the title this season he replied: “No they won’t.
“But in a one off game [against City]… that’s the big test for Arteta to see how far Arsenal have really come because Manchester City have improved, Arsenal have certainly improved, but is the test too much for Arsenal?
“I think it possibly is going for the Premier League title but Arsenal look as though they’re going to finish easily in the top four.”
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