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Arteta Says Arsenal Can Rise Above Last Season’s Title-Winning Level After Chelsea Win

From CNA · () English

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Newswire Named sources Context piece
  • Arsenal beat Chelsea 2-1 after conceding an early goal, securing a third consecutive Premier League victory.
  • Mikel Arteta said the performance showed Arsenal could reach a higher level than last season, while highlighting the return of key attacking players.
  • Arsenal and Manchester City remain the only teams with perfect records, while Chelsea conceded its first points under Xabi Alonso.

Arsenal’s 2-1 victory over Chelsea gave Mikel Arteta more than three points. The manager saw a performance that could take his team beyond the level of last season’s title-winning model.

Chelsea struck in the second minute through Morgan Rogers, but Arsenal responded through Kai Havertz and captain Martin Odegaard. The result made it three wins from three games. After a comfortable victory over promoted Coventry City and a narrow 1-0 win at Aston Villa, the Chelsea match was Arsenal’s most impressive display of the campaign so far.

I think it was an exceptional performance. I enjoyed every minute of it from the beginning to the end, and the beginning was tough.

· Mikel ArtetaThe Arsenal manager assessed his team’s 2-1 win over Chelsea.

“I think it was an exceptional performance,” Arteta told reporters. “I enjoyed every minute of it from the beginning to the end, and the beginning was tough.” He praised the team’s reaction, conviction, determination and quality, calling the performance beautiful.

It’s an indication for us of how capable we are to perform at an even higher level than last season, and it depends on how we maintain and sustain that desire.

· Mikel ArtetaArteta said the victory suggested Arsenal could improve on last season’s level.

Arteta said the match showed Arsenal could perform “at an even higher level than last season,” provided the players maintain their desire. The club did not strengthen its forward options during a relatively quiet transfer window, while Gabriel Jesus, Gabriel Martinelli and Leandro Trossard departed. Yet Havertz, Odegaard and Bukayo Saka all looked sharp, and new signing Christos Tzolis produced dangerous moments from the wing.

Odegaard, Arteta said, has a point to prove after missing much of last season through injury. The manager also noted that Arsenal had lacked several attacking players for long periods, limiting the time they had to build chemistry. Arsenal and Manchester City are now the Premier League’s only teams with 100% records. Chelsea, meanwhile, lost its first points under new manager Xabi Alonso and has conceded seven goals in three games. “We want to start having clean sheets, they will come,” Alonso said. “The players are committed to working hard, to knowing that we’re on the way to compete in each game.”

We want to start having clean sheets, they will come.

· Xabi AlonsoThe Chelsea manager addressed his team’s defensive record after conceding seven goals in three games.
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Originally published by CNA in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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