Early winners: Arsenal show title mettle once more to stay top of the tree at Christmas

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Early winners: Arsenal show title mettle once more to stay top of the tree at Christmas
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Surely we're not still debating whether Arsenal are title contenders...

By that time, Granit Xhaka will long since have been showered, assuming he didn’t spend most of his first half in the traps after his 16th-minute withdrawal. Xhaka gave it a go, but he looked worryingly green when the doctor was called for him in the second minute. Without him, Arsenal looked weirdly reluctant to penetrate, on or off the ball. As Wolves sat off, with a back five, the Gunners were too content not to engage.

Gabriel Jesus got into some dangerous areas but never displayed anything like the potency necessary to break his nine-game goalless streak. From five shots, never did he trouble Jose Sa. Not that Arteta really need worry about his centre-forward. Jesus rarely occupies the fringes of games and tonight, he had his third-highest number of touches this season.

One of those touches was a cute reverse pass into the path of Fabio Vieira, apparently reminded at half-time of his obligation to penetrate like Xhaka. Too often in the first period, the Portugal midfield played it safe, showing for the ball to feet. Ten minutes into the second half, he darted behind the Wolves defence to put the ball on a plate for Martin Odegaard to give Arsenal the breakthrough.

Once Arsenal got their noses in front, they never felt in danger of letting it slip. Odegaard’s second gave them a handy cushion, but it was one they probably would not have needed. Which illustrates further how this Arsenal side has grown. Perhaps they won’t finish the season as champions, but they are playing with the requisite authority.Manchester City, obviously.

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