London (AFP)
Arsenal continued its march towards the first title since 2004, when it accepted the gift of its direct chaser Manchester City, the defending champion, who struggled against its guest Everton 1-1, by defeating its host Brighton 4-2, in the eighteenth stage of the English Football League.
It is the fifth successive victory for Arsenal and the ninth in his 10 matches in which he did not taste the taste of defeat, and the 14th this season, so he strengthened his lead with 43 points, widening the difference to seven points against City.
The “Gunners” are awaiting a series of strong matches in the coming period, as Newcastle will host the “third” next Tuesday, and will visit its neighbor “the fifth” Tottenham on January 15, and host Manchester United on the 22nd of it, then visit Everton on the fourth of February. , before playing two matches at home against Brentford and Manchester City on the 11th and 15th of it.
And his Spanish coach, Mikel Arteta, said: “A big victory against a really good team. We went through some great moments, as well as the moments when we had to struggle and suffer. It was a big test for us, but we won twice in a row after the pause, and now we will focus on the next match.”
He added, “I think we have enough desire to be champions. We know the other results, but we know that our success will depend on what we do. We want to continue to improve as a team and play better, to control all areas like today.
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