Arsenal stuck to their task of beating Wolves in their clash on Saturday night, despite several potential distractions before and throughout the game that could've caused plenty of issues. With Manchester City losing 2-1 to Brentford earlier in the day, the Gunners confirmed top spot ahead of the World Cup break, but knew they could move five points clear of the champions with victory.
The aforementioned World Cup is only a matter of days away too, handing a potential distraction for some, while an illness in the Arsenal camp also hit just before the game. All of that was still not enough to knock the Gunners off their stride though as Martin Odegaard's brace handed his side all three points.
"It’s great to be where we are and we are enjoying that moment," manager Mikel Arteta said on the position his side find themselves. "Now we have a big break and we have to reflect on what we’re doing and be prepared for after the World Cup. Our aim is to play better as a team every day, to have better tools to do what we want to do."
