100th victory of Arteta
Arsenal FC have maintained their five-point lead at the top of the English Premier League. The Londoners easily beat their city rivals FC Fulham 3-0 (3-0) on Sunday and are five points ahead of pursuers Manchester City. The champions had won 1-0 at Crystal Palace on Saturday. In third place is Manchester United, who were held to a 0-0 draw by Southampton a week after beating Liverpool 7-0.
Arsenal put in a commanding performance from the start at Fulham with former Gunners pro Bernd Leno. Defender Gabriel (21′), Gabriel Martinelli (26′) and Norway’s Martin Ödegaard (45’+2′) scored the goals for the guests, all assists came from Leandro Trossard.
The Belgian managed such an assist three-pack in the first half “BBC” the first player to play away from home in Premier League history. For coach Mikel Arteta’s side it was the fifth three in a row, the Spaniard also celebrated his 100th win as Arsenal manager in 167 games.
Manchester United are now 16 points adrift of Arsenal with a goalless draw against Southampton, but also have a game in hand. The “Red Devils” had to play outnumbered for almost an hour after Casemiro saw the red card for foul play after the video referee intervened (34th minute). It is the second dismissal for the Brazilian this calendar year, and he was also absent in January due to a yellow card suspension.
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