He Arsenal keeps the pulse for the Premier League after beating the Tottenham (1-4) in the London derby, which allows them to increase the difference to five points with Manchester City, which has one game less.
After the draw against Wolverhampton Wanderers, on the previous day, Mikel Arteta’s men passed their first litmus test with authority thanks to doubles from Viktor Gyokeres and Eberiche Eze, after Manchester City put more pressure by beating Newcastle United.
The ‘Gunners’, who have not won the domestic competition for 22 years, were superior at all times and spoiled Igor Tudor’s debut as coach of Tottenham, who is in trouble by being just four points away from the relegation zone.
The match began with the tension typical of a derby, with both teams going all out and not giving up a ball.
After half an hour, a great play between Jurren Timber and Bukayo Saka led to a cross from the latter that he took advantage of. Eze to inaugurate the scoreboard.
The Englishman, who was on the verge of joining Tottenham in the summer transfer window, beat Vicario with a shot from point-blank range.
Despite the blow, Tudor’s men recovered almost instantly when Kolo Muani benefited from a turnover near their area to even the contest.
The second half, which was delayed due to technical communication problems, began with an extraordinary save from Raya to Simons, which was going to be key because it went from 2-1 to 1-2.
A minute later, Gyokeres only received a pass from Timber on the edge of the areaand after controlling and settling in, he sent the ball into the squad.
Saka was able to increase the difference on two occasions, but it was not until the 60th minute when, again, Eze, completed his double.
The ‘Spurs’ could not recover and had to endure the boos from their stands, who even threw a flare onto the field and the ridicule from the visiting stands who sang that they were going down to second and cheered ‘oles’ at every ball their team touched.
Already in injury time, Gyokeres finished perfectly and completed his double after defining as a ‘nine’ in the heads-up.
With this victory, Mikel Arteta’s men remain leaders of the Premier League with five points ahead of Manchester City, who have one game less, while Tottenham remain in the danger zone, with only four points ahead of relegation.
