A streak of four rounds without a win in the Premier League kept Arsenal significantly away from the top, but since the national team break in mid-November, Mikel Arteta’s team is perfect in four games in all formats and last night (Wednesday) they recorded a third league victory in a row, a convincing 0:2 home win over Manchester United . The Gunners did it again through corners, their most powerful weapon in the last year and a half, and this time the scorers were Jorain Timber and William Saliba.
Since the start of last season, Arsenal have scored 22 goals from corners, more than any other team in the Premier League. Of these, Declan Rice and Bucayo Sake have cooked seven each, leading the plant jointly in that span.
Since January 2014, Manchester United have not conceded two goals from a corner in one game, and for the first time in their history, Arsenal count four consecutive victories over the Red Devils.
All of this leaves the Gunners seven points behind leaders Liverpool, who lost points last night in a 3:3 draw against Newcastle. Perhaps the most encouraging statistic for Arsenal when it comes to their championship ambitions, is that since the start of the 2023/24 season they are undefeated against the top six in England – 15 games they do not lose to one of the top teams in the kingdom.
Reyes, who scored the first goal yesterday and was named man of the match, sent a clear message to all the doubters: “When you experience a setback, you are taken out of the championship race. People get carried away talking about it. You just have to be in it and in its zone when February comes. It’s too early to determine what will happen. It’s getting closer , but the road is still long, Liverpool dropped points, they are seven away from us and we’ll see what happens.”
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