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Arsenal cooling jets on being top of the table

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Arsenal's Spanish manager Mikel Arteta (front) applauds as he celebrates with his players after winning at the end of the English Premier League football match between Bournemouth and Arsenal at the Vitality Stadium in Bournemouth, southern England on August 20, 2022. - Arsenal won 3 - 0 against Bournemouth. - RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. (Photo by Glyn KIRK / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. (Photo by GLYN KIRK/AFP via Getty Images)
Arsenal's Spanish manager Mikel Arteta (front) applauds as he celebrates with his players after winning at the end of the English Premier League football match between Bournemouth and Arsenal at the Vitality Stadium in Bournemouth, southern England on August 20, 2022. - Arsenal won 3 - 0 against Bournemouth. - RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. (Photo by Glyn KIRK / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. (Photo by GLYN KIRK/AFP via Getty Images)

Football is fun again. Three wins, nine points, and top of the table. After an offseason that promised so much with the arrival of Manchester City duo Gabriel Jesus and Oleksander Zinchenko along with Fabio Vieira and William Saiba (returned from loan), there was a high degree of anticipation heading into the Premier League season.

To say that the Gunners have put teams to the sword would be an understatement. The Gunners have been super impressive in each game, and none more so than against Bournemouth.

Mikel Arteta’s side dominated the recently promoted Cherries in what can be a challenging venue to visit. From the opening kick-off, Arsenal were utterly superior and they raced into a 2-0 lead after just 11 minutes thanks to a Martin Odegaard brace before Saliba tripled the Gunners’ advantage early on in the second half.

In the season opener, the Gunners were by far the better side against Crystal Palace and fully deserved their 2-0 win. The 4-2 victory over Leicester City was relatively routine, despite a couple of nervy moments in the second half.

So, with three wins from three games, there is a hype around Arsenal that has not been seen in years.

With back-to-back home games to come against Fulham and Aston Villa before an away clash against Manchester United, the Gunners could be in a great position early in the season.

But one thing is for sure, we are not getting carried away after a perfect start to the league campaign.

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