Mikel Arteta loosened the reins on Arsenal's lineup on Saturday and the Gunners responded with a dominant 3-0 win over Fulham at the Emirates Stadium.
The win pushes Arsenal six points clear of second-place Manchester City, who have two matches-in-hand on the leaders.
Bukayo Saka and Viktor Gyokeres set each other up for goals and the latter cashed in a Leandro Trossard cross as Arsenal built a three-goal lead by halftime.
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It was fast and free-flowing as Declan Rice and surprise starter Myles Lewis-Skelly ran the midfield behind Trossard, Saka, Gyokeres, and Eberechi Eze, with Martin Zubimendi getting a rest until the 64th minute and Martin Odegaard unavailable.
Those two players will likely again come to the forefront for Tuesday's decisive Champions League semifinal against Atletico Madrid at the Emirates.
So how did Mikel Arteta see it?
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We'll share all of Mikel Arteta's words as soon as he speaks from the Emirates Stadium.
