Arsenal secured a 3-0 win against Fulham at Craven Cottage, with three first-half goals by Gabriel Magalhaes, Gabriel Martinelli and Martin Odegaard and after the game, Mikel Arteta spoke to the press.
Leandro Trossard assisted all three goals and won the Man of the Match award.
Mikel Arteta’s team recorded their fifth consecutive win in the league, restoring their advantage at the top of the table to five points.
After the match, Arteta praised his team’s performance and their ability to create and score goals.
“I’m really happy with the performance, obviously winning 3-0 away from home, keeping the clean sheet, the chances [we created] and the goals we scored…a big compliment to the team because we deserved to win, we played really well,” Arteta said.
He also acknowledged the importance of distributing goals across the team, with defenders also contributing to the scoreline.
“It’s great,” he said.
“I think the way we are distributing the goals is really important in the team. Today, Leo contributed three assists and he could have scored two at least. It’s good that everybody is willing and has the capacity to arrive in the final third and create or score goals.
The win also made Arsenal the first London team to win five away derbies without conceding a goal.
Told about that record, Arteta replied, “Great, but that’s not a title! It’s good because it means the team is doing really well and it’s obviously something really difficult to do but we need to continue.”
Arteta also described the result as another step in the right direction for the team, highlighting their strong performance against a tough opponent in a difficult place.
“Another step,” he said. “Another step in the right direction because the team played really well, competed really well against a really tough opponent in a really difficult place and won in a convincing way. That’s reassuring.”