3. Arsenal hold fort and move to the top
This wasn’t an Arsenal side that went gun-ho in searching for a goal and then get hit on a counter attack. This was a different side which did well to nullify the attacking nous of Stoke City, imagine saying that after seeing Tony Pulis’ Stoke City a few years ago.
Bojan and Arnautovic didn’t have that much of an impact in the game and Arsenal were in control for most of the game though Stoke did find their way in the second half. Any other season and Arsenal would have crumbled. They did not have Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil in the team but this result will surely give the rest of the team the belief that they can achieve a lot this season.