The manager ofArsenal Mikel Artetaspeaking to Sky Sports, commented on the Gunners’ exhilarating victory against West Ham: 5 goals in one half and a victory that was never in doubt: “I was happier with the first 30 minutes rather than the last 15 minutes of the first half” – the his words – “, that’s for sure. We started incredibly well, so positive, so much energy and so much quality”.
Then again: “Immediately after scoring the fourth we suffered a foul and an incredible free kick. Thank goodness we scored the fifth and then this allowed us to play a different game in the second half and manage it much more.”
On Bukayo Saka’s form: “He was really consistent in scoring, making assists and was always available for us, so he was really good.” Then on the title race: “We had to do our job and today we did it in a really convincing way. Tomorrow we will enjoy the Liverpool-Manchester City match, a beautiful football match.”