Michael Owen claims Mikel Arteta has created an Arsenal group “stuffed with confidence and maturity” and believes it’s time for the followers to “get excited”.
Arsenal secured their sixth win of the season on Sunday with a powerful 3-0 away victory towards Brentford.
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Gabriel Jesus scored his eighth objective of the season and fellow summer season signing Fabio Vieira opened his Premier League account with a superb end from the sting of the field, whereas William Saliba additionally acquired on the scoresheet.
Few would have anticipated Arsenal to have been prime of the desk at this stage of the season, and whereas Alan Shearer believes Arteta’s facet can’t be talked up as title contenders, as Owen insists, the indicators are good on the Emirates.
“I’d have been the primary individual to accuse them of being delicate over the previous couple of years and so they’ve undoubtedly been that however they do have a maturity [now] regardless of having a variety of younger gamers within the group,” Owen advised Premier League Productions.
“That efficiency in comparison with final season was totally different class. We seemed on the fixtures they’ve performed already and so they have been beneficial for them. The primary 5 they gained and their first large check towards Manchester United they didn’t let themselves down however they stumbled.
“It was vital they acquired again to profitable methods and so they did. They’re again to the highest of the league. There’s going to be large assessments to come back as a result of they’ve had a beneficial begin however the confidence is rising, they’re maturing.
“If i used to be an Arsenal fan – after an extended few years – I’d be beginning to get excited now.”
Arteta mentioned after the sport that his facet confirmed that they’re a “very totally different group” to the one which misplaced 2-0 to Brentford on the opening day of final season.
“The pure factor to do to explain what occurred final 12 months as a extremely dangerous day,” he mentioned. “The way in which I describe it’s as a constructing character day and that’s very totally different.
“The group has to evolve and have the journey collectively and has to undergo these moments. They need to react and may’t hand over and query everyone or blame different individuals. Or they’ll look within the mirror, take the lesson and transfer ahead.
“At present you seen a really totally different group.”
