By Ben Church, CNNUpdated 1126 GMT (1926 HKT) August 6, 2022 Gabriel Martinelli celebrates after Arsenal's first win of the new season. (CNN)Arsenal enjoyed a perfect start to the new English Premier League season as it beat Crystal Palace 2-0 at Selhurst Park on Friday.
A first-half header from Gabriel Martinelli and an own-goal from Palace defender Marc Guehi secured the three points as the league returned after just a 75-day break.
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said he was happy to get the first win on the board after what proved to be a tricky match. «Yes, really pleased to be winning.
Three points, a clean sheet, against a really difficult opponent and a really tough place,» he told reporters after the match.«We showed great resilience to get through them, and it is really positive the way we started.