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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Sport
Jacob Leeks

Arsenal stars swarm Mikel Arteta's "genius" signing after taking the lead at Fulham

Arsenal players raced to celebrate with set-piece coach Nicolas Jover after taking the lead against Fulham thanks to Gabriel's header.

The centre-back rose highest to head Leandro Trossard 's corner past Bernd Leno and put the Gunners one goal up against their hosts. It was Arsenal's 12th goal from a set-piece this campaign, a pattern that has helped them race to the top of the Premier League.

Behind that impressing scoring pattern is Jover, who joined the Gunners in the summer of 2021 from Manchester City. He was labelled a "genius" by insiders and has transformed Arsenal's effectiveness from set-pieces.

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