Arsenal enjoy timely renaissance with win over Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace 1 Arsenal 2: Add some silky skills to a solid base of willpower and resolute resilience before topping with a dollop of good luck, and you have yourself the makings of a successful football team.

Approaching the judging section of the football season, and it looks as though Arsene Wenger just might have found a winning recipe again.

Uncharacteristic flat displays at Southampton on New Year’s Day and a recent blip at Tottenham aside, Arsenal have won every game this year. This win took them above Manchester United and securely into the top four of the Premier League, a week after reaching the last eight of the FA Cup, and was a decent confidence boost ahead of Wednesday’s Champions League tie against Monaco.