By Obaloluwa Joshua, LAGOS
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta says he enjoyed his side’s performance in Sunday’s victory over Tottenham Hotspur.
The Gunners thrashed their North London rivals 4-1 at the Emirates.
Eberechi Eze hugged the headlines for his hat-trick.
“I enjoyed every minute of it. The preparation since they came back from the international break, the enthusiasm, the joy, the hunger. And then when you are able to play in the manner we played and performance in the manner we did and to win with the goals that we scored against our rivals always leaves a very special day,” Arteta said after the game.
“We certainly wanted to impose ourselves sin every department but it has to start with intensity and the duels. They’re a very good team and we have to earn it. We started really strong and really intense and created a big chance with Declan (Rice) straight away and we had to be patient.”
Arteta also stated that his team dominated the game.
“We looked very dominant and then in the second half we maintained the consistency. There are things to improve but it was a great performance,” added the Spaniard.
“We prepared (for a five-at-the-back) and obviously we didn’t know. The moment we got the line-up, we made the judgement that we had to make and then the players delivered an incredible performance.
“We tried to understand how they can be thinking and what we believe they could do. Our job is to be prepared and then simplify the gameplan as much as possible. Then the players have to deliver and they certainly did that today.”
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