Mikel Arteta becomes fastest Arsenal manager to reach 100 Premier League wins

The Gunners won the North London derby

After Arsenal overcame the obstacle of a north London rivalry and a nervous finale to keep up impetus in the Premier League championship chase with a crucial victory at Tottenham, Mikel Arteta became the quickest Arsenal manager in Premier League history to reach 100 wins.

The Spaniard reached the 100 victory mark in his 169th game in charge, while former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger reached the mark in 179 games incharge of the Gunners

The Premier League leaders, led by Mikel Arteta’s team, are now four points clear of second-place Manchester City, who have only two matches in hand. Their match is scheduled to go off later at Nottingham Forest.

The Gunners’ matchup with their fierce rivals was thought to be the most dangerous of their upcoming games, but they mercilessly exploited Spurs’ defensive weaknesses to take a three-goal lead into halftime.

Three minutes from the conclusion of normal time, Heung-min Son struck from the penalty after Declan Rice had fouled Ben Davies, sending Arsenal off course after a horrendous clearance by custodian David Raya gave Cristian Romero a goal after 64 minutes.

After 15 minutes, Arsenal took the lead when the recalled Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg turned a corner from Bukayo Saka into his own net. Thirty-seven minutes later, the England attacker capped off a sweeping counterattack with a cool finish to give Arsenal their second goal.

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Spurs were furious that Leandro Trossard fouled Dejan Kulusevski before Saka’s goal, and their fans were further irritated once Kai Havertz, who was unnoticed, headed in Arsenal’s third goal from a second corner shortly before halftime. Spurs had seen Micky van de Ven’s goal disallowed for a slight offside with the score 1-0.

After that, Arsenal were happy to finish the game-winning, but Raya gave Spurs hope by clearing right to Romero.

Son’s penalty kick looked to spark an unexpected comeback, but Arteta’s team managed to end the game and undermine their bitter rivals’ chances of finishing in the top four.

Arsenal’s easy victory turned into a hair-raising derby in North London, as they were forced to cling on by their own errors.

Although the Gunners were never quite at their best, victory is what matters at this stage of the season, and the task was eventually completed, but not before an intensely competitive finale.

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