Crystal Palace 0-2 Arsenal: Young Gunners start new season with win

Crystal Palace vs Arsenal recap: Mikel Arteta’s young Gunners got kicked off the 2022-23 Premier League season with a 2-0 victory at Selhurst Park on Friday.

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Gabriel Martinelli bagged the new season’s first goal midway through the first half and Marc Guehi was charged with an own goal, turning home Bukayo Saka’s cross, with only a few minutes left to play.

As Friday’s game was the Premier League curtain-raiser, Arsenal remain atop the PL table (they began the day there, alphabetically) ahead of nine more games still to be played on Saturday and Sunday.

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The technical ability of every player in the Arsenal squad is rarely, if ever, questioned, yet it’s still downright mesmerizing to watch the way they scoot the ball around the field, playing casual one-touch passes and continuing their run to receive the next one in the same motion. Technically and creatively, they’re every bit Manchester City and Liverpool’s equals, and it was on display very early on Friday.

The first major chance of the game comes to Arsenal as Gabriel Martinelli puts his shot just wide.

That dribble by Gabriel Jesus.