Mikel Arteta saw his side move one step closer to lifting the Premier League title for the first time in years as Arsenal earned a huge victory over Crystal Palace on Sunday. The Gunners won 4-1 at the Emirates Stadium thanks to a Bukayo Saka brace around Gabriel Martinelli and Granit Xhaka's strikes.
Three points were added to the league table as a result and saw the side move eight points clear of title rival Manchester City by the end of the week. The Citizens hold a game in hand in the race, but Arsenal have the points on the board and one fewer hurdle to overcome by late May.
"Really happy, really pleased, the way we started the game I was already really pleased with how they reacted to Thursday," Arteta told the press after the game. "We took any question mark away from it, showed a lot of determination and purpose in our way of playing. Really happy to perform the way we did after playing 120 minutes, after losing two big players for us and then still compete and win the game in the way that we did."
