Arteta hails Arsenal for showing more fight than Man Utd
1 - Arsenal have won away at a “big six” side in the Premier League for the first time since a 2-0 win against Manchester City in January 2015, ending their 29-game winless run (D10 L19). Dawn. pic.twitter.com/8aB8G0il4G— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) November 1, 2020
Aubameyang's penalty ended a run of five league matches without a goal and Arteta hopes it will give the Gabon striker a lift.
He added: "I’m glad it's finished [Aubameyang's barren run]. Every striker needs goals and in these moments we have to create more for Auba. He has scored the crucial goal and it is going to lift his confidence."
Aubameyang, meanwhile, labelled the result "very big" in the context of Arsenal's season and believes it can give them the impetus to climb the table from ninth place.
He told Sky Sports: "It's been a very tough game but I'm really happy because the team played very well.
"It's been a long time without a win here, so of course it's a big win. At half-time we were concerned we hadn't scored but we knew that in the second half we had to score
"After that, everyone wanted to defend as a squad. We did that well and I'm happy. Everyone was giving their best today and that's why we won.
"We knew since the beginning that we had to trust the process. Mikel is bringing something very nice and everyone wants to follow him."



