Arsenal's Dubai secret revealed as Ben White boost and Mikel Arteta tactic have worked wonders

The miraculous turnaround of Arsenal’s form continues to be spoken about from the point the players and staff returned from their winter break in Dubai. Since that time Arsenal have won seven league games on the bounce scoring 31 goals, breaking records for eight consecutive halves scoring twice and becoming the first Premier League side to win three successive away games by a margin of at least five goals.

I would not want to be the next team to host this Gunners side… That team being Manchester City — and what a clash that is suddenly billed to be.

However, the secrets behind this ridiculous run of free-scoring football and its relation to the break with the team in Dubai are not as confidential as they might be. Martin Odegaard was asked by Sky Sports after the game regarding the benefits of the time away.

«I think we needed a break, to be honest,» Odegaard said after the 6-0 win at Sheffield United. «We were in a tough moment before, we were tired and we needed a restart.

»We worked on some details and had some time off and have come back strong, we just need to keep it up as the end of the season is when it matters. Every game is crucial.The top is a good fight and every game is important and another three points is what we want to get, so hopefully we can do that."

Bukayo Saka and Benjamin White perhaps benefitted from the break more than anyone else. Saka had been and continues to play consistently every single match and for the majority of games.

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