LONDON - Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta hailed an "incredible performance" from his squad as they dismantled Brighton & Hove Albion 2-0 at home on Sunday to provisionally return to the summit of the Premier League table. Goals from Gabriel Jesus and Kai Havertz sealed the three points for the north London side, who underlined their first-half dominance by denying Brighton a single shot on goal. Roberto De Zerbi's side had scored in every single Premier League game this season but had no solutions against Arteta's physical and free-flowing Arsenal. "Incredible performance, a joy to watch from the start to the end, the way we did it against this very good team," Arteta told BBC Sport. When asked if he was finally putting in the performances expected of him, Arteta said: "In terms of goals, yes.

Source: BBC December 18, 2023 12:46 UTC