Mikel Arteta's £21m transfer decision pays off as Arsenal dragged back into VAR discussion
Arsenal got back to winning ways with a 3-1 victory over Burnley at the weekend. The Gunners didn't make the fastest of starts and could easily have fallen behind when David Raya's superb low save kept out Johan Berg Gudmundsson, but eventually got in front as Leandro Trossard poked home on the stoke of half time.
Vincent Kompany's side came back into it though and equalised through Luca Koleosho. The scores didn't stay level for long however, as William Saliba headed Arsenal back in front a minute later, before a well taken third from Alex Zinchenko put the game out of sight. A late red card for Fabio Vieira did add some jeopardy, but the Gunners held on to keep within touching distance of Liverpool and Manchester City at the top of the Premier League table. Here football.london takes a look back at the talking points from the game.
Ask any footballer and they'll tell you what they dream of doing is receiving the adoration of the crowd after scoring a goal. As Leandro Trossard poked home Arsenal's opener on Saturday he was denied that opportunity by an unfortunate collision with the post that left him stricken on the floor.
Not to worry, there was to be another chance for him to get the limelight as he was taken off nine minutes from time. Well not exactly. Instead Trossard's moment in the sun was stolen somewhat by Bukayo Saka also being substituted at the same time and receiving a standing ovation meant for the 28-year-old. As Trossard strolled off he almost nervously offered a light applause to the Emirates faithful, and disappeared onto the bench in typically understated fashion. This though, is what the Arsenal squad love so much about him.
If you were to count Arsenal's best players this season, the Belgian would
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