Arsenal strengthened their grip at the top end of the table with an impressive 3-0 victory over Sunderland, further solidifying their position in the Premier League’s top four while extending their advantage in the title race. The Gunners delivered a composed and dominant performance, keeping a clean sheet and showing control for large spells of the match, Softfootball reports.
One of the standout performers once again was Viktor Gyokeres, who continued his outstanding form in front of goal. The Swedish striker, recently named Arsenal Player of the Month for January, scored twice against Sunderland, taking his Premier League tally to seven goals and making it eight goal contributions in his last eight games for the club.
Arsenal’s momentum across all competitions also remains strong. Mikel Arteta’s side are still chasing an incredible quadruple this season — already reaching the Carabao Cup final after beating Chelsea, progressing in the FA Cup, qualifying for the Champions League Round of 16 with a perfect record, and now sitting nine points clear of Manchester City at the top of the Premier League after 25 matches.
In the statement shared after the game via the club’s official X handle, Arteta reflected in detail on his happiness with the team’s performance, the importance of keeping a clean sheet, and how the first goal helped Arsenal gain control and momentum against a difficult Sunderland side.
Very, very happy obviously with the win, with big parts of the performance, with the clean sheet as well, because it’s a really tough opponent. They’re really good at what they do, really good at breaking play, playing to the last line, breaking your press, holding the ball, and it’s very difficult to get sequences with threat and momentum consecutively. But we knew that, I think the first goal really helped to unlock that kind of phase, and then again, the finishers, they came on the pitch and immediately they had a huge impact.
Arteta also spoke about Viktor Gyokeres’ remarkable run of form, praising how ready and decisive the striker has been and highlighting the growing influence of Arsenal’s finishers on results and overall team performance.
Yes, and I think the way he came in, he was ready straight away. And when he got the line-up and he wasn’t in, everybody reacted in such a way. Because we know, we’re experiencing it every three days, how important the finishers are, the impact that they are having on the team, the results, and where we are at the moment, so I’m very happy.
The Arsenal boss then shared his thoughts on the upcoming heavyweight clash between Liverpool and Manchester City, revealing his plan to briefly enjoy the evening before quickly shifting focus to preparing his team for another difficult test against Brentford.
Yes, I’m going to have a beautiful dinner tonight. Tomorrow, I start to prepare Brentford because it’s going to be a really tough one and, in the meantime, for sure, I will be watching a big, big game.
Arteta addressed Arsenal’s nine-point lead at the top of the table, insisting that the gap means little at this stage and stressing that his side must remain fully focused, continue improving, and keep winning if they are to achieve their ultimate objectives this season.
Nothing, we still have to win so many games to achieve what we want. So, there’s no focus on that, that’s something else. We’ve done our job now, we’ve had what we have to do, so I assess that, try to improve it and get ready for Brentford.
With confidence high, momentum building, and silverware still firmly within reach on multiple fronts, Arsenal continue to push forward in what is shaping up to be a potentially historic season for Mikel Arteta and his squad.
