'Something special' - Mikel Arteta says Arsenal's flying start is no coincidence after victory at Leeds

Mikel Arteta praised his Arsenal side for doing «something special» after the Premier League leaders continued their fine start to the season with a hard-fought 1-0 win at Leeds United. The clash was delayed by around 40 minutes due to a power cut at Elland Road, but once play got underway Bukayo Saka’s first-half strike proved decisive.

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This is not a coincidence, it shows the willingness that I see in the eyes of the players to win, to compete,” Arteta told Sky Sports. “A lot of players played in Norway two and a half days ago [against Bodo/Glimt in the Europa League], travelled back on Friday and were still willing to win so credit to them.» The game in Yorkshire was filled with incident, as Leeds striker Patrick Bamford had a goal disallowed and missed a penalty in the second half.

Leeds v Arsenal paused for over 30 minutes after power problems 'Put some pressure on' — Redknapp praises Spurs but backs Arsenal in title race There was late drama too when a second spot-kick was awarded and a red card shown to Arsenal defender Gabriel for kicking out at Bamford, but both decisions were overturned following a VAR review. “Hectic…it’s always really intense here, we were exceptional in the first half and should have been two or three up,” Arteta said.