EVERTON 0-1 ARSENAL: Leandro Trossard’s strike was enough to secure victory at Goodison Park on Sunday as the Gunners extended their excellent start to the new Premier League season
This was a throwback to the days of 1-0 to the Arsenal.
It was a hard fought and a pretty dull affair at Goodison Park – and yet Mikel Arteta ‘s men thoroughly deserved all three points. And that is all that will matter to Arteta because Arsenal showed their title mettle, dug deep and Leandro Trossard ‘s lovely goal decided a game lacking in entertainment and quality.
Incredibly, this was Arsenal’s first win at Goodison since 2017 and the days of Arsene Wenger but this was a performance straight out of the George Graham handbook. No wonder the away end were singing “1-0 to the Arsenal” at the final whistle which was the theme tune to Graham’s success in the late 1980s and 90s.
We have come to expect more from Arteta’s Arsenal but title-winning teams must be able to do the dirty work and Arsenal showed they can mix it. They kept Everton at arm’s length throughout and it turned out to be a dream debut for on-loan keeper David Raya – who started ahead of Aaron Ramsdale – and was never really tested.