Martin Keown: Eddie Nketiah has been Arsenal’s tonic and Man United had no answer to Bukayo Saka
MARTIN KEOWN: Eddie Nketiah has been Arsenal’s tonic and Man United had no answer to Bukayo Saka’s brilliance – the Gunners were relentless again at the Emirates, with supporters celebrating EVERY goal like a late winner
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Pep Guardiola told us in the week that there was fire in this Arsenal team and he wanted to see that more in Manchester City. Well, it was abundantly clear that Pep was right. Arsenal were absolutely relentless in their desire to win this game.
What has impressed me most this season is that the team has built on their personality. They are ready to win.
I was listening to the crowd singing for their team and there is a real belief in the stadium right now. Every goal was celebrated as if it was a 94th-minute winner. They want it so much. There are a lot more fences to negotiate, but Arsenal are the real deal.
Arsenal fans at the Emirates celebrated all three of their goals like it was a last-gasp winner
Having been inside a group going for the title when I was a player, you know you have a chance of doing something special. You can never rest until it’s won, but this was a huge win against a team who are in excellent form. They knocked Manchester United off their perch in what was a thrilling game.
This was the perfect time for Arsenal to play them, given the confidence they would have taken from last week’s win at Spurs. They feel they can beat anyone at present and they are going after every opponent, intent on dismantling them.
Eddie Nketiah scored twice and he has been a massive tonic for Mikel Arteta. He knows what he’s getting from the others, but for Nketiah to come in and perform and score goals like he has is a huge bonus.
Eddie Nketiah’s performances have been a tonic for Mikel Arteta during this spell of matches
He will get the headlines, but I thought Martin Odegaard was outstanding again. It was a real captain’s performance. He plays such punishing passes and appears all over the pitch. He sets the standard for that relentless approach.
Then you have Bukayo Saka. He just keeps on finding another level. Luke Shaw is in good form for United but he could not cope with Saka, and what a goal that was.
Arsenal’s players are living, breathing and sleeping football right now, and not even the best teams appear capable of stopping them.
Bukayo Saka, who scored Arsenal’s second goal, keeps finding another level to his gameplay
