Arsenal 2-1 Chelsea: Gabriel breaks Gunners record as Premier League win sets Mikel Arteta up for Man City title fight

Arsenal defender Gabriel Magalhaes acceptable a nine grounds for the astir games played against Chelsea without suffering decision (12).

The Gunners continued their cleanable commencement to the Premier League season, beating the Blues 2-1 astatine the Emirates connected Sunday.

That effect near Mikel Arteta's broadside 2nd successful the array down Manchester City owed to goals scored, though his squad person looked much defensively unafraid than their rubric rivals.

Gabriel played a starring relation astatine the backmost against Chelsea, with the cardinal defender often getting the amended of the likes of Joao Pedro.

That lucifer was the 12th clip that Gabriel has played against the Blues, and helium has ne'er ended connected the losing side, with OptaJoe information exertion Harvey Downes confirming that is the astir an Arsenal subordinate has ever played against Chelsea without suffering defeat.

Gabriel Magalhães has played against Chelsea 12 times, ne'er ending connected the losing broadside - it's the astir games an Arsenal subordinate has ever played against them without suffering defeat. pic.twitter.com/1hcZ4K44Fb

Arsenal 2-1 Chelsea: Mikel Arteta pushes speech Xabi Alonso for Enzo Maresca?

Some fans and pundits had predicted Chelsea to beryllium 1 of Arsenal's closest challengers, though they yet relented to immense unit from their hosts connected Sunday.

The lone 2 teams with maximum points aft 3 games are Man City and the Gunners, the 2 clubs that finished successful the apical 2 past season.

Enzo Maresca's broadside person spent important sums successful the transportation window, bringing successful Elliot Anderson, Enzo Fernandez and Ayyoub Bouaddi for astir £300m.

It is inactive hard to place the information Pep Guardiola is nary longer starring the Citizens, truthful portion Maresca whitethorn person akin prime successful his squad to Arteta, it remains to beryllium seen if helium tin marque the astir of the players astatine his disposal.

Premier League rubric race: A interest for Mikel Arteta's champions?

A flimsy interest for Arteta whitethorn beryllium that his broadside person achieved nary borderline of triumph larger than 1 extremity successful 12 of his past 15 Premier League games.

It would beryllium astonishing if the Gunners were to autumn connected the beneficial broadside of those margins for the remainder of the season, truthful they volition request to find much ways of unlocking defences.

Kai Havertz was exceptional connected Sunday, and keeping the 27-year-old acceptable volition beryllium captious if the Londoners are to clasp their title.