Arsenal and Mikel Arteta returned to winning ways on Wednesday night in an all-important 4-2 victory over London rivals Chelsea. The Gunners went into the game with three defeats on the bounce hanging over their heads, taking the top four race into the hands of Tottenham.
However, a resilient performance from the young team saw them battle back from the many setbacks that the Blues threw their way. They were pegged back twice as Eddie Nketiah and Emile Smith Rowe gave them the lead, only for Timo Werner and Cesar Azpilicueta to quickly bring things to level terms.
The second half went much more in their favour though, as Nketiah sniffed out another chance to poke home before Bukayo Saka sealed the tie late on with a penalty. It led to a lot of praise from Arteta after the game: “I said to them if you want to be playing Champions League football you have to come to these big stages and beat the top teams.
