A night after the chaos of Manchester City almost capitulating during their 5‑4 victory against Fulham, Arsenal seized the opportunity to prove that they are a sturdier proposition than Pep Guardiola’s side.
The Gunners kept their eighth clean sheet of the season, despite losing another centre-back to injury, and restored their five-point advantage at the top of the Premier League by seeing off Brentford thanks to an early header from Mikel Merino and a late goal from Bukayo Saka.