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ARTETA SINGLES OUT ARSENAL STAR FOR EXCEPTIONAL WORK RATE AGAINST ATLETICO

Mikel Arteta hails Arsenal's dominant 4-0 Champions League win over Atletico Madrid. He praised the team's belief and Viktor Gyokeres' goal-scoring brace after a tough start, highlighting a vital European victory.

Arteta Singles Out Arsenal Star For Exceptional Work Rate Against Atletico
Mikel Arteta was thrilled with his team's performance in the Champions League glory. (Picture: Getty)

Following Tuesday night's Champions League victory over Atletico Madrid, Mikel Arteta has been speaking out.

After Arsenal's tenacious victory over Atletico Madrid in the Champions League on Tuesday, Mikel Arteta expressed his happiness. At the Emirates Stadium, the Gunners easily defeated Atleti, although the score line was somewhat disappointing. It was an excellent match until Gabriel Magalhaes scored in the 57th minute, but Arsenal was well worth their victory.

The following goal was scored by Gabriel Martinelli, and Viktor Gyokeres joined in to make it three goals in ten minutes. The striker's second goal brought the total to four goals in thirteen minutes. Arsenal now sits third in the Champions League league phase standings, one goal behind Inter Milan and two behind PSG. Real Madrid and Bayern Munich may theoretically overtake them on Wednesday based on goal differential.

With five games left and his team having won three of their last three games in the competition, Arsenal manager Arteta will not be concerned about that at this early point. "The match was difficult. They somewhat opened out after the goal, making it a little simpler for us to locate the areas. "Very pleased with the outcome," he said to Prime Video following the match.

"You really have to step up at this level in the Champions League, and we accomplished it in every play. Very pleased.

"Happy as he absolutely deserved it," Arteta said when asked about Gyokeres' brace following a challenging start in front of goal for the striker since joining Arsenal. He contributes an exceptional work rate to the team. We appreciate everything he does for the team, and seeing his teammates today brought him the biggest joy. I hope this is the beginning of some stunning scenes.

Declan Rice provided another outstanding moment for Arsenal, helping to break up a close game with a precise ball that assisted Gabriel's opening goal. Arteta praised the speech, saying, "It was wonderful." "We could have scored in the first half, but different people are scoring goals, and we have the capacity to score those kinds of goals." We wish to keep going and get better.

"Belief is huge in sport, and it generates a better togetherness between us and supporters," Arteta continued when discussing the victory and its effect on the fans. Now let us concentrate on Sunday.

PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS: ARSENAL'S WORST GAME SAVED BY DOUBLE STOPPAGE-TIME OWN-GOALS

Mikel Arteta admitted relief after Arsenal snatched a crucial 2-1 win over resilient Wolves via two late own goals, despite delivering their "worst game this season."

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Substitutions Fail to Fire Until Two Late Own-Goals

Mikel Arteta can breathe a sigh of relief after Saturday. Arsenal barely squeaked by with a win against Wolves thanks to a late goal.

Arsenal's play was slow, and they struggled to get past Wolves' solid defense, which stayed back and held strong. Arteta seemed lost as he looked to the bench for solutions as the evening wore on.

It was probably Arsenal's worst game this season. They seemed unprepared. The team lacked speed, and Wolves easily cleared the ball.

Arteta didn't seem to fix anything. There were no changes after halftime, and the game remained slow. He needed to do something, but his subs only seemed to slow things down more.

Wolves haven't been great this season, but on Saturday, they played like a team, working together to stop Arsenal.

Arsenal tried their usual tactic: a corner. Bukayo Saka sent the ball into the box, and it went in unconventionally.

Saka's cross went over everyone, hit the inside of the post, bounced off Sam Johnstone's back, and went over the line.

It looked like Arsenal would pull out an ugly win, one that would keep them ahead of Manchester City and Aston Villa.

But Wolves had other plans. They played better as Arsenal fell back. After a great pass into the box, Wolves tied the game, stunning the Emirates Stadium.

Still, Arsenal didn't give up. Saka sent in another ball, which hit Yerson Mosquera and went into his own net.

It was a tough loss for Wolves but a huge relief for Arsenal, who now have a five-point lead at the top of the league again.

ANALYSIS: ARSENAL ESCAPES WOLVES SCARE VIA TWO OWN-GOALS, WHITE INJURED

Arsenal's title bid gets a massive boost! They defeated Wolves 2-1 with two fortunate own-goals, moving five points clear at the top of the table.

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Own Goals Hand Arsenal Crucial Stoppage-Time Victory

Arsenal grabbed a 2-1 victory against Wolverhampton Wanderers, thanks to two own goals (the winning goal in stoppage time). This win gives them a five-point lead in the Premier League.

After winning just one of their last three games, Arsenal risked dropping more points when Tolu Arokodare leveled the score for Wolves in the 90th minute. That goal canceled out an earlier own goal in the 70th minute, caused by Wolves' keeper Sam Johnstone.

But Arsenal caught a break. In the fourth minute of added time, Yerson Mosquera, pressured by Gabriel Jesus, headed Saka's cross into his own net, leaving Johnstone stunned.

Manchester City will try to cut Arsenal's lead to two points when they play Crystal Palace on Sunday.

Wolves remain at the bottom of the league, with only two points from 16 games after their ninth straight loss. They're close to matching Sheffield United's record of 17 winless games from the start of a Premier League season.

William Saliba returned for Arsenal after missing four games with an ankle injury. But Arsenal's defense still has problems, as Ben White suffered a hamstring injury.

With Gabriel, Cristhian Mosquera, and Riccardo Calafiori already out, White, who played for only 30 minutes, might be sidelined for a while.

Arsenal aimed to bounce back after losing 2-1 to Aston Villa last weekend. But they had trouble in the first half.

Wolves had the best chance to score in a dull first 45 minutes. Hwang Hee-Chan had space in the box. But his shot was easily saved by David Raya.

Arsenal had a few opportunities, but Johnstone didn't have to make any difficult saves. The fans weren't happy as the halftime whistle blew.

Surprisingly, Arteta didn't make any offensive changes at halftime. But around the 60-minute mark, he brought on Martin Ødegaard, Leandro Trossard, and Mikel Merino, replacing Eberechi Eze, Gabriel Martinelli, and Martín Zubimendi.

Hwang was lucky to avoid a red card for a bad tackle on Myles Lewis-Skelly, which made Arteta angry. The referee, Robert Jones, gave Hwang a yellow card, and VAR didn't take any further action.

In the 66th minute, Johnstone tipped Rice's free kick over the bar. Shortly after, he made a great save to prevent Rice's shot from going in.

But Johnstone then went from hero to zero.

He touched Saka's corner kick onto the post, and the ball bounced off him and into the goal.

Ødegaard's shot hit the side of the net, and Viktor Gyökeres shot wide. Soon after, Gyökeres was replaced by Jesus with 10 minutes remaining. Gyökeres hasn't scored in five games.

Arsenal seemed set to win 1-0. But substitute Arokodare headed in Mateus Mane's cross, tying the game.

But in the fourth of six added minutes, another own goal gave Arsenal the three points. It could be a huge win in their title chase.

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