Brighton 0 Arsenal 3: Clinical Saka, devilish Havertz and a title charge in rude health
New York TimesArsenal’s title charge shows no signs of slowing, with Mikel Arteta’s team stretching their unbeaten run to 11 games in the Premier League with a dominant 3-0 victory at Brighton. Bukayo Saka’s first-half penalty got Arsenal motoring at the Amex Stadium before Kai Havertz and former Brighton man Leandro Trossard rounded things off to fire the north Londoners to the top of the league following Manchester City’s earlier 4-2 win at Crystal Palace. Saka had some bright moments in the game — a first-half shot just wide and a chance created for Gabriel Jesus — but was still finding his rhythm on his return to Arsenal’s starting line-up. Bukayo Saka opens the scoring from the penalty spot Havertz, Jesus and the importance of off-the-ball movement Kai Havertz giving Arsenal their two-goal cushion with his 10th goal of the season in all competitions is what settled the nerves, but the importance of his and some of his team-mates’ off-the-ball movement cannot be understated.