Arsenal travel to St Mary's on Sunday with ambitions of extending their lead at the top of the Premier League, having won nine of their ten league games so far this season.
However, it is only six months since the Gunners travelled to St Mary's with their hopes of Champions League football hanging by a thread and one of the low points of the season was inflicted on Mikel Arteta's side. A Jan Bednarek goal just before half-time gave Ralph Hasenhüttl's side a 1-0 win which proved crucial, with Arsenal missing out on the top four by two points.
Last season, the analysis of Arsenal was that they were a young team playing good football but lacked the cutting edge of sides such as Anonio Conte's Tottenham. Now, they appear to have gained an added steel, with hard fought wins against Liverpool as well as in the North London Derby in recent weeks.
