Arsenal show resilience in Chelsea win

One thing that Arsenal has in spades since Mikel Arteta took over is a never-say-die attitude, which was put to the test against Chelsea at a rain-soaked Stamford Bridge.

The Gunners started slowly and looked a little disjointed, and they found themselves down 2-0 shortly after halftime.

But instead of wilting under the pressure, the Gunners managed to drag themselves back thanks to goals from Declan Rice and Leandro Trossard.

With Arsenal looking poor in the first half, several tweaks were made in the second half, and the Gunners, while still not playing at their peak, looked far better.

The ability to stem the Chelsea tide and then attack as they did will no doubt please Arteta, but the first-half performance will cause the Spaniard some sleepless nights.

The result means that Arsenal is still undefeated after nine games, having played both Manchester teams, Tottenham and Chelsea.

Although the performances haven’t been ideal, the sign of a good team is picking up points even when they aren’t playing well, and Arteta’s Arsenal are doing a good job of that right now.