Arsenal enjoyed a near-perfect day on Saturday, with a stunning 4-2 win over Aston Villa followed by Manchester City dropping points against Nottingham Forest.
Emiliano Martinez’s own goal and Gabriel Martinelli’s tap-in on the counter-attack ensured the Gunners claimed all three points in added time at Villa Park. The result ended a run of four games without a victory and was made even sweeter by City’s 1-1 draw at Forest later in the day.
Mikel Arteta’s side had to dig deep against Villa, who twice took the lead through goals from Ollie Watkins and Philippe Coutinho before Bukayo Saka and Oleksandr Zinchenko equalised. The result was ideal for the away side, but it caused plenty of fallout for Villa.
