Join @bradley08 as he reviews Arsenal’s impressive wins over Villa and Leicester. He focuses on the selection of Jorginho in the last two games, and how the Italian has unlocked a level of control previously unavailable to Mikel Arteta’s midfield.
Martin Odegaard is eyeing revenge against Everton after Sean Dyche’s men won the reverse fixture at Goodison Park.
Jorginho, who joined the club in January from Chelsea, has compared his current manager Mikel Arteta to his former boss Maurizio Sarri.
Arsenal goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale has credited the winning mentality of new signings Oleksandr Zinchenko and Jorginho for helping the team overcome a bout of nerves and reclaim top spot in the Premier League.
Jorginho has been speaking to the media this week on everything from his dinner with Granit Xhaka to supporting AC Milan against Spurs.
Jorginho, Arsenal’s matchwinner from the weekend’s game against Aston Villa, has said that he couldn’t ignore Mikel Arteta’s call when it came, knowing that he was no longer in Chelsea’s plans.
A number of Arsenal’s key players weren’t in training on Monday, but this was largely just due to a recovery day.
Five Arsenal players made the BBC and WhoScored Teams of the Week for the Gunners’ comeback win over Aston Villa on Saturday.
Arsenal have every reason to celebrate after their crucial win, which could prove to be a turning point in this year’s title race, coming from behind twice to beat Aston Villa 4-2 at Villa Park with a massive hand from Emi Martinez.
Jorginho is already making an impression behind the scenes at Arsenal, and he’s putting in the effort to settle at his new club.
The January transfer window is now closed and Arsenal have all the players they will be able to use for the rest of the season, so how did they do?