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Kadeem Simmonds

Arsenal news: Gunners "future" claim made as Mikel Arteta's challenge starts to pay off

Arsenal bolstered their Premier League top four hopes by beating Watford 3-2 on Sunday afternoon.

Manager Mikel Arteta played a major role in his side’s third goal which all but sealed the three points.

Martin Odegaard, Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli were all on target for the Gunners, who now sit fourth in the Premier League table.

Here are the latest headlines from around the Emirates Stadium...

Is Bukayo Saka Arsenal's player of the season so far? Have your say in the comments section

Areta's helping hand

Mikel Arteta has Arsenal challenging for a top-four finish while proving to get his tactics right from the dugout.

However, for the Gunner’s final goal he played a helping hand in the move, literally.

Leaving his technical area to retrieve the ball, Arteta quickly gave the ball to Buyako Sako.

The England international then started a counter-attack which led to Gabriel Martinelli putting the ball in the back of the net.

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Odegaard challenge works

One of a manager’s many roles is to motivate his players and get the best out of them.

Speaking before the game, Arteta said summer signing Martin Odegaard needed to create and score more goals going forward.

"He needs to play close to the opponents' box, for sure," Arteta admitted ahead of Sunday’s fixture.

The former Real Madrid playmaker did just that, opening the scoring as Arsenal went on to win 3-2.

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Fabregas hails duo

Bukayo Saka once again showed the Premier League and the world just how good he is without even entering his prime.

The England international's goal was his team's second of the afternoon and pulled Arsenal ahead once again, as they went on to win 3-2.

Saka has been a revelation this season after announcing himself to the world of football last season.

And former Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas has labelled he and Martin Odegaard as the club's ''present and future".

Read the full story here.

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