Arsenal continued their winning form on Saturday as the North Londoners ran out 2-0 winners over bottom of the table Wolves at Molineux. A brace from club captain Martin Odegaard earned the Gunners all three points from the clash, meaning they enter the World Cup break top of the table.
A loss for Manchester City earlier in the day also helped extend their lead at the summit to five points, with a mid-season break until late December now between them and continuing a Premier League title push. Heading into the month off due to the World Cup in Qatar, Mikel Arteta was very pleased with his side, who have exceeded expectations this season.
"I probably need a week or so to do that [reflect]," the manager said after the Wolves victory. "But obviously, nobody expected us to be where we are right now and the number of games that we managed to win.
