Relentless Arsenal roll on
As Arsenal guaranteed they would be five points clear at Christmas with a win over Wolves, Mikel Arteta was a man curiously filled with regret. "When a team is in that moment, you want to carry on playing obviously," the Spaniard said. "But it is not possible."
The fears that Arsenal's runaway start to the season may be thrown off track by the abrupt halt of the World Cup break were genuine. It's no secret that when a team is winning, all they want to do is play more, but the Gunners would have to wait six weeks to do so.
