Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal were sensational from the jump in a 5-0 Premier League win over Leeds United on Saturday, but the damper is in the details of their three points won at the Emirates Stadium.
Already down Kai Havertz for an undisclosed period of time, the Gunners watched Martin Odegaard suffer a shoulder injury and give the captain’s arm band to Bukayo Saka only to see Saka’s time in charge short-lived thanks to an injury of his own.
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By the time the whistle had blown on Arsenal’s win, they had one more goal than attackers hurt over the past six days.
Arteta will be glowing about the performance, though, as the Gunners bounced back from a weak showing in a 1-0 win at Manchester United to throughly dominate newly-promoted Leeds.