Following their comfortable 2-0 win over Wolves in the Premier League on Saturday evening, Arsenal extended their lead at the top of the table to five points after Manchester City's shock defeat at home to Brentford.
A second half brace from Martin Odegaard, which made him Arsenal's top scorer so far this season on six goals, secured the victory, along with a seventh clean sheet for Aaron Ramsdale and the Gunners defence.
Following the win, Mikel Arteta was quick to praise his players but insisted that after the World Cup break his players will continue to work hard.
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"It’s great to be where we are and we are enjoying that moment," Arteta said. "Now we have a big break and we have to reflect on what we’re doing and be prepared for after the World Cup.
"Our aim is to play better as a team every day, to have better tools to do what we want to do. I can say it’s been phenomenal to work with these players and staff."
Arsenal have had a number of great performers this season, in fact it could easily be argued that all 12 of the core starters this season could have reasonable claims to being the Gunners best performer.
Where it appears Arsenal have struck gold though is with their midfield trio of Granit Xhaka, Thomas Partey and Odegaard. While the latter is deployed further forward, he often drops deep in search of the ball which has allowed Xhaka to break into the box more often and contribute significantly to seven goals this season.
The Gunners captain becoming top scorer for the season will also likely provide justification for Arteta in regards to signing Odegaard permanently after a decent loan spell from Real Madrid in the second half of the 2020/21 season.
After scoring just once in his first spell in north London, Odegaard is already one goal away from matching his total for Premier League goals from last season (7) with the Gunners still needing to play 22 games.
In fact, that impressive statistic also showcases how Arsenal's goal-scoring midfielders could prove crucial to their title challenge.
In the 2020/2021 season, there were three goals from central midfielders, the stat improved slightly the following season where ten goals were scored, but already the current trio have surpassed that, finding the back of the net a combined total of 12 in 14 games so far, as per The Telegraph.
While Arsenal don't have a clear goal scorer, with 10 other Premier League players having higher scoring tally's than any Gunners star, they carry a significant attacking threat from midfield, showing goals could come from anywhere and that could be a key factor in their pursuit of the title.
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