Arsenal made a flying start to their bid to win the Premier League title as goals from Kai Havertz and Bukayo Saka sealed a 2-0 victory against Wolves on Saturday.
Germany forward Havertz put Mikel Arteta’s side ahead in the first half at the Emirates Stadium and England winger Saka wrapped up the points after the interval.
It was exactly the kind of statement Arsenal needed after Arteta admitted they will have to be almost perfect to end Manchester City’s four-year reign as champions.
Arsenal enjoyed a record-breaking 2023/24 campaign, winning more games than ever before in the division, but were still pipped to the title.
City finished two points above Arsenal as the Gunners were forced to settle for a runners-up berth for a second successive season.
As he was so often last season, Saka was the catalyst with a pin-point cross that picked out Havertz, who applied the finishing touch with a clinical header.
Arsenal briefly lost their composure as Rayan Ait-Nouri’s 25-yard strike whistled past the post.
Matheus Cunha shot straight at Raya after Arsenal gave the ball away at the back.
But the Gunners finished strongly and Martin Odegaard’s effort was pushed out by Sa before Saka struck in the 74th minute.
A flowing move climaxed with Saka lashing a thunderous strike past Sa as Arsenal underlined their desire to wrestle the title away from City.
