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Daily Mirror
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Tom Blow

Mikel Arteta hailed for "brilliant management" after two "ruthless" calls in Arsenal win

Danny Murphy has lauded Mikel Arteta for making two "ruthless" substitutions during Arsenal's 3-2 triumph against Bournemouth on Saturday.

Arteta's side recovered from two goals down to beat the Cherries at the Emirates and maintain their five-point lead over Manchester City at the top of the table. The Gunners are now just 12 games away from winning a first Premier League title in 19 years.

Arsenal were facing a shock defeat when Philip Billing opened the scoring for Bournemouth after just 9.11 seconds - the second-fastest goal in the Premier League's 31-year history. Yet Arteta acted decisively by hooking Takehiro Tomiyasu at half-time.

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