Mature Arsenal swat away Premier League tests in bid to end 20-year wait

Mikel Arteta’s men are all the wiser and ready to banish last season’s woes as the goals flow and momentum snowballs

PASSING TITLE TESTS: Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta celebrates after their 0-6 win over Sheffield United. Photo credit: Nick Potts/PA Wire.

SCROLL back a year and some of the parallels are hard to ignore.

At this point in 2023, Arsenal were four games into a winning run that eventually extended to seven and they had discovered how to cut loose.