It is unlikely that Arsenal fans will have caught their breath back following the Gunners' dramatic 4-2 triumph over Aston Villa.
In a match jam-packed with goals, controversy and drama, Villa went ahead just three minutes into proceedings courtesy of Ollie Watkins' fifth-minute strike and went into half-time with a 2-1 lead after former Liverpool star Phillipe Coutinho restored the hosts' advantage. Bukayo Saka had, previously, equalised.
Whilst it had been expected that former Arsenal boss Unai Emery would set his side up in a fashion to trouble his former employers, anxiety amongst the visiting supporters began to increase as passed the hour mark behind.
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Oleksandr Zinchenko's well-struck effort soon levelled things up but it appeared that Arsenal would miss out on a vital three points despite several key opportunities coming their way. Then, up stepped Jorginho.
The deadline day signing from Chelsea hit a tremendous effort from range which cannoned off the crossbar prior to ricocheting off the head of Emiliano Martinez and into the net, sparking scenes of immense jubilance in the Villa Park away and for those of an Arsenal persuasion.
Gabriel Martinelli put the game beyond doubt with a fourth goal and ensured his side returned to the top of the Premier League table for the time being, at least.
Arteta refused to show similar signs of emotion post-match, however, to those he had displayed on the touchline. "I feel it’s back with more belief than before," he said. "Today we have to put something else and there’s still a lot of things to improve."
Nevertheless, some may have noticed Jorginho and Zinchenko were keen to end their respective interview with BT Sport early, with the former proclaiming 'bye' upon the final answer. It appears they could not resist cutting short media duties to return to what, presumably, was a buoyant dressing room.
Before doing so, however, Jorginho outlined the importance of claiming another win. He stated: "[To win was] Very important after the last results we had, the start wasn’t easy when we’re not producing our game, we came in at half-time, had a chat and then we went back to doing the best we needed to do and changed the game.
Zinchenko added: "Like I said many times already, this group is such an amazing group of people, they can achieve everything they want if we want to keep fighting, keep believing. Also obviously the reaction from all of us in the second half is perfect, that is the right way to go for future games."
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