Arsenal faced a difficult start against Brentford but ultimately secured a 3-1 victory. The win showcased a more balanced attack and positive contributions from new players, addressing some concerns about the squad's depth and attacking strategy.
One-nil down, talisman injured, a sickness bug going through the squad and getting further adrift in the title race. For half an hour, Arsenal felt the cold at Brentford . The usual questions were going around when Bryan Mbeumo put the Bees 1-0 up, with Arsenal going more than a quarter of the game without a shot on target and without a comeback Premier League away win in nearly two years.
Are Arsenal good enough as they are to keep up with Liverpool? Is a forward needed in the January transfer window? Is Mbeumo even that player? Brentford 1-3 Arsenal - report & highlightsAs it happened: How Arsenal cut Liverpool's lead to six pointsLive Premier League table | Watch PL highlights for freeAn hour and three goals later and Arsenal pushed back against some of those questions, though they were still asked - especially on whether Arteta's squad is short on numbers. 'When I see the willingness of the team to play through anything, the versatility that we can create within to play with our own idea, the answer is no,' Arteta said. 'But we don't know, if something else happens or we'll have other issues. Hopefully not. Hopefully we will have people back. We need everybody.' The reasons why Arteta is so steadfast in trusting this team were on show against Brentford. For the first time in a while, there seemed to be a balance in his team. Normally, Arsenal are so heavily weighted to the right-hand side that nearly 50 per cent of their attacks go down the flank where Bukayo Saka normally is. The win over Brentford saw the Gunners much more dangerous across the board, nearly split evenly between each avenue of attack. Part of that is down to the form of their two Brazilians. Gabriel Jesus has six goals in his last four games - one more than he managed in his previous 48 games. On top of that, the positive introduction of Ethan Nwaneri looked a better fit than the right-hand option the Gunners had against Ipswich five days beforehan
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