Arsenal's charge towards the Premier League title continued on Sunday as the north London outfit dismantled a resolute Crystal Palace at the Emirates Stadium. The Eagles were looking to register a first win since the turn of the year, with former Gunners captain Patrick Vieira sacked on Friday because of his side's poor run of form.
However, the home side soon put any doubts to rest as Gabriel Martinelli and Bukayo Saka gave the Emirates Stadium something to cheer about just before half-time. Granit Xhaka added a third just before Jeffrey Schlupp pulled one back, but Saka found another goal to restore the three-goal cushion to win 4-1.
"Really happy, really pleased," Mikel Arteta said on the performance after the victory. "The way we started the game I was already really pleased with how they reacted to Thursday. We took any question mark away from it, showed a lot of determination and purpose in our way of playing.
