What if it was the year or never for the Gunners? In search of a coronation since 2004 and the famous Invincibles team, Arsenal won the famous North London Derby by flying over Tottenham (2-0), this Sunday, on the occasion of the 20th day of the Premier League . With this success, Mikel Arteta’s men are eight points ahead of Manchester City, second, who lost Saturday against United (2-1).
And the Gunners needed a stroke of luck to quickly lead to the score. On a cross from Bukayo Saka, Hugo Lloris failed to seize the ball, touched by Ryan Sessegnon, and diverted it into his own cage (14th). Very offensive (14 shots, five on target), they were then rewarded with a cannon shot from their captain at 25m, Martin Odegaard, twenty minutes later (36th). The Norwegian, who rose to prominence by donning the captain’s armband, scored his eighth goal in 17 Premier League games this season.
This success should not please Pep Guardiola. After his team’s defeat against Manchester United, the Catalan coach tore his hair out at a press conference when he talked about the duel with Arsenal to win the championship: “I don’t care about the Premier League and the Carabao Cup (ndr: the League Cup from which City was eliminated). We can’t win. We won them a lot. This is not a problem. “A proof that the Gunners are indeed serious candidates for the title.