Arsenal retained their 100% record and their place on top of the Premier League as Gabriel's late goal gave them a 2-1 win over Fulham
“The reaction of the stadium straight away gave support and belief,” said Mikel Arteta about the mistake. “Then the player has to show courage to continue playing. Mistakes are part of football. It’s about how you respond.
In the equivalent week last year – international breaks aside – Arteta’s team also narrowly defeated promoted opposition. That result against Norwich arguably saved his job. Twelve months later, times are very different and he marked his 100th league game in charge with a 53rd win. “We have matured and playing in front of these supporters helps,” Arteta said. “Then it is about the belief; now we have that belief.
The initial results were mixed. For all Arsenal’s first-half possession, of which there was plenty, they missed their clinical touch. Fulham absorbed pressure and Bernd Leno, who endured a Jekyll-and-Hyde four seasons at the Emirates, was required only to smother from Bukayo Saka, who had raced clear having inadvertently been played in by Tim Ream. Leno may have felt slight palpitations though, when Gabriel Martinelli’s corner struck the bar.
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