Familiar problem dogs Arsenal
It's easy to say this in hindsight, but this result had been in the post for some time now as far as Arsenal are concerned. They had been handed a get-out-of-jail-free card at Elland Road last week, and although the Gunners still maintain a monopoly over top spot in the Premier League, this weekend at Southampton, they came up short.
In many ways, the game followed a familiar pattern for Arsenal. Mikel Arteta's men have tended to fly out of the blocks this season, and this was no different as Gabriel Jesus, Martin Odegaard and Bukayo Saka all went close to opening the scoring in a superb opening 20 minutes. Eventually, their hunt for an opening goal was rewarded as Granit Xhaka executed a near-carbon copy of his right-footed half-volley against PSV on Thursday night, only this time with Ben White being the provider of the clipped right-footed cross.
