Arsenal boss Arteta praises Martinelli and Saka: 'They always want more'

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta said "good things will happen" when you have hungry players like Gabriel Martinelli and Bukayo Saka as the pair moved into double figures in the Premier League this season during Arsenal’s victory over Everton.

The Gunners were largely stymied by the visitors in the first half before Saka broke the deadlock five minutes before half time. However, the second half was all one way traffic as a Martinelli double and a Martin Odegaard goal sealed a 4-0 win at the Emirates.

Victory allowed Arsenal to re-establish their five-point lead over Manchester City at the top of the league and deepen the visitors’ relegation fears.

Martinelli and Saka in particular continued to develop the connection that supporters have enjoyed this season, with the forward pair the club’s joint-leading scorers in the all competitions on 11.

“We try to help them with our way of playing to get them in those positions as much as possible,” said Arteta. “They are so willing to learn, they’re asking for more and more every day.

“They never have enough information, they always want more. When you have that, and you have the talent and the ideas that they have, good things will happen.

“I’m really happy, it was the game we had in hand [over Manchester City], against an opponent we knew was going to make life really difficult. We experienced that at Goodison.

“We started with some frustration, not really understanding what we had to do. After 25 minutes we started to get much better.”

Everton largely frustrated the hosts during the first half, with chances few and far between as Sean Dyche’s side showed the same dogged organisation that earned them their victory at Goodison Park last month.

It took a fine finish from Saka five