Arsenal coach Mikel Arteta has praised his team’s dominant performance in their 3-0 Premier League win over Fulham at Craven Cottage on Sunday, March 12.
Goals from Gabriel Magalhaes in the 21st minute, Gabriel Martinelli in the 26th minute, and Martin Odegaard (45+2) minutes gave the away team the emphatic win.
In the post-match press conference, a happy Arteta said that the Gunners put up an outstanding performance to beat a well-organized home side at a very tough Craven Cottage.
Arsenal players celebrate their win at Fulham
“Really happy, it’s a really tough place to come against a well-organised team,” Arsenal.com quoted Arteta as saying.
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“I think we dominated the game, we created so many chances, we kept a clean sheet — which was really important And we won the game in a convincing way so I’m very happy. ”
Arteta added: “In the Premier League 1-0 or 2-0 is not enough, with 3-0 the game changes. There is still a lot to play for in the second half and we dropped the level a little bit in the first few minutes.
“I think the boys had an outstanding performance against a really tough opponent. Today it’s a day to praise them.”
Arsenal, with the away win, stepped up to 66 points from 27 Premier League games, and maintain their first spot in the division.
Up next for the Gunners is a UEFA Europa League Round of 16 second-leg fixture against Sporting Lisbon on Thursday, March 16 at the Emirates Stadium.
By Toju Sote
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