Former Fulham and Liverpool midfielder Danny Murphy believes Arsenal's composure under the press of Newcastle United was the reason behind their triumph at St. James' Park yesterday. Mikel Arteta's side ran out 2-0 winners to keep their title hopes alive, while the Magpies are now looking over their shoulders.
The Toon still have a game in hand on their top-four rivals Liverpool, but Jurgen Klopp's side are in fine form and have reduced the gap to Eddie Howe's men to just three points. The defeat to Arsenal shows the Magpies hierarchy the gap to the division's top two sides with the Gunners deserving of all three points.
Murphy told Match of The Day: "Two really good teams, yeah, we love the energy and intensity but the quality of both sides, they've improved so much. It was a real pleasure to watch, Newcastle were actually unlucky, their performance was decent.
