Arsenal 3-1 Burnley: 10-man Gunners return to profitable methods as Zinchenko scores elegant SCISSOR-KICK volley after objectives from Trossard and Saliba both aspect of a Brownhill equaliser

Stubbornness and an eagerness to compete.

Having labored with Vincent Kompany carefully as Manchester Metropolis’s assistant supervisor between 2016 and 2019, Mikel Arteta can have anticipated these traits to be imprinted on any aspect led by the Belgian.

And so they had been. Burnley, who stay caught second-bottom of the desk on simply 4 factors, threw practically as a lot punches as they’d acquired having had 5 photographs on the right track to the house aspect’s six.

It was two second-half corners which paved the way in which for Arsenal.

Regardless of the consequence, Arteta straight after the match introduced up VAR after seeing Fabio Vieira sent-off for catching Josh Brownhill excessive on a shin.

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In a pointed method, he stated: ‘And with the crimson card… sure, VAR was proper. The referee was proper. Actually good resolution, actually optimistic from Mikel to talk about that. Good resolution.

‘I hope that I am on TV saying the referees are so good and I am fully with them and being very constructive.’

William Saliba powerfully nodded dwelling the Gunners’ second purpose, off a Leandro Trossard nook within the 57th minute, earlier than Oleksandr Zinchenko sealed the sport with a 3rd by way of a karate-style kick. The ball had initially rebounded off the bar from Dara O’Shea’s header off one other Trossard nook.

A scarcity of physicality and imposing character are accusations which have lengthy been levelled at Arsenal, an space many a staff have focused when going through this membership in years passed by.

But it was these parts that got here to the fore when most wanted. A telepathic understanding between Trossard and Bukayo Saka, who has now assisted all seven of the Belgian’s objectives, created the opener. That was the membership’s one thousandth purpose on the Emirates.

Burnley did have their possibilities to trigger an ideal fright.

David Raya, who produced a wonderful save off Johann Gudmundsson within the first half, spreading himself vast to spurt the ball away, was later present in no man’s land by Luca Koleosho, with Saliba saving his keeper by way of an almighty sliding sort out.

It in some ways encompassed Raya: sparks of brilliance however with the information {that a} second of bother is probably simply across the nook.

Kompany stated: ‘I assumed in most phases we had been capable of have momentum, capable of have moments. So it was a really disciplined and mature efficiency.

‘However in fact the frustration of the timing of the objectives and the way in which we conceded the second purpose. Even in opposition to a high aspect, it’s one thing that I believe will make us even sharper.’

Two of the 5 gamers who Arteta had stated had been doubts, Saka and Takehiro Tomiyasu, began. You would say it was a shock extra hadn’t, owing to his monitor report of harm information.

The Clarets had misplaced their final six league matches and going into this fixture already wanting perilously adrift.

But, on the Emirates, Burnley had been the one Premier League staff Arteta had confronted and did not both beat or rating in opposition to.

Gudmundsson capitalised off a uncommon Arsenal mix-up on the again, breaking via with three defenders in his wake. The midfielder squeezed a shot in the direction of the best publish, Raya pulling out a sprawling diving cease to disclaim him.

An affordable effort by Gudmundsson, however he actually should have scored.

Earlier than the primary half was up, Trossard broke the impasse. Gabriel Martinelli’s cross reached Saka within the field, heading the ball onto Trossard on the back-post.

The ahead leapt within the air, beating Dara O’Shea to move dwelling previous goalkeeper James Trafford, but additionally clattering into the publish.

It appeared terrible, and painful. As a substitute of celebrating, Arteta was involved on the touchline. Particularly since a couple of minutes later he was nonetheless on the ground.

Trossard did stand up holding his arm in a clumsy place, however however capable of muster a smile for the group and, crucially, proceed.

Straight after the break Koleosho broke ahead and went round Raya, Saliba saving his team-mate with that sort out. There was no margin for error, the purpose vast open.

It was an indication of extra to come back, Koleosho muscling off Tomiyasu on the field’s edge. The ball fell to Josh Brownhill. His shot deflected off Gabriel into the purpose on 54 minutes.

That equaliser was to not final, Saliba scoring from Trossard’s nook three minutes later.

Zinchenko put the sport out of attain with the third after Fabio Vieira, who got here on within the 59th minute, was despatched off 14 minutes later for a poor excessive problem on Brownhill.

However in the long run, Arteta received the win, escaped a possible harm to Trossard and witnessed a bodily edge. Some consequence.