
Have the Premier League’s newly arrived disruptors unlocked a way of disrupting Arsenal’s title charge?
The evidence from the chaos at a raucous Stadium of Light suggests a case for that theory, and a sliver of reassurance for Mikel Arteta amid the frustration. Faced with the disciplined, athletic, spirited red and white wall of Sunderland, Arsenal wobbled, then conjured a forceful second half revival, but ultimately wilted.