Arsenal enjoyed their last outing, a 5-2 away win at West Ham on Saturday.
They raced into a 4-0 lead thanks to goals from Gabriel (another corner), Leandro Trossard, Martin Odegaard’s penalty, and Kai Havertz, but were pegged back by two goals in three minutes from full-backs Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Emerson Palmieri.
Bukayo Saka got in on the act in first-half stoppage time, making it 5-2 from the penalty spot, and that was how it stayed, with no goals in a quieter second half.
The manner of the two conceded will displease Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta, but those were ultimately two small negatives on a broadly positive day for the north London side.
And that victory came after they thrashed Ruben Amorim’s former side, Sporting CP, 5-1 in the Champions League in Lisbon on Tuesday.
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West Ham 2 Arsenal 5: Gabriel – king of corners, Saka’s record to chase, one warning sign