"A little magician" - Mikel Arteta hails Arsenal attacker after Wolves win
With Manchester City travelling to Wembley to face Chelsea in the FA Cup semi-finals, Arsenal knew that all three points at Molineux would send them back to the summit of the top-flight table.
The Gunners had lost back-to-back clashes with Aston Villa and Bayern Munich in their last two games, though, and they suffered a pre-game injury blow with the news that Takehiro Tomiyasu had picked up a fresh knock.
Arteta kept faith with eight of his starters from the Allianz Arena, and the Gunners looked incredibly leggy at times, but they weathered a few Wolves attacks and went into the break a goal ahead thanks to Leandro Trossard's sliced finish.
There was little to write home about in a dull second half, where Wolves' attacking absences hurt them dear, and the Gunners wrapped up all three points in injury time as Martin Odegaard finished from a tight angle.
Arteta waxes lyrical about TrossardTrossard's timely opening goal arrived right on the stroke of half time to help calm Arsenal nerves, and the Belgium international now sits in 14 strikes for the season in all tournaments, second only to Bukayo Saka'a 18.
Trossard has often been lauded for his impact from the bench this season, but having come good from the first whistle this time around, the 29-year-old was described as a «joy» to have around by Arteta in his post-game press conference.
«He's a little magician. He can score on any surface and he's a big threat; so composed, so cool, he can play in different positions. It's just a joy to have him in the team,» the Spaniard told reporters.
Either side of Trossard's finish,
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