Arsenal secured a huge 3-1 win over Tottenham in the North London Derby on Saturday, winning 3-1 at the Emirates to stay top of the Premier League table. Goals from Thomas Partey, Gabriel Jesus and Granit Xhaka secured the victory, also bridging the gap to four points over Spurs.
With a busy fixture schedule ahead in October and November, due to the break for the World Cup, the side have got off to the ideal start to the run. "It [momentum] is [important]," Mikel Arteta explained after the game. "Because the next match in the Europa League here is going to be really tough, but we have that now and it’s so powerful and meaningful for us.
"The next step is to go and do many other things. But we have to, first of all, have what we have, and with that group of players, I think it’s much nicer and easier that something can happen."
