ARSENAL 2-0 BRENTFORD: The Gunners claimed victory at the Emirates thanks to goals from Mikel Merino and Bukayo Saka against their London rivals as Mikel Arteta rotated his team

Arsenal returned their Premier League lead to five points with a 2-0 win over Brentford. The Gunners claimed victory to restore their gap over manchester -city-fc> Manchester City , but saw another central defender go down injured .

It did not take even 11 minutes for Mikel Merino to get on the scoresheet at the Emirates on Wednesday. The Spaniard produced some smart movement to attack the front post and head in Ben White's cross.

Cristhian Mosquera, deputising during the absences of Gabriel Magalhaes and William Saliba, limped off before half-time to add to Mikel Arteta's concerns . Jurrien Timber slott

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