Former Arsenal defender Martin Keown has said the 2-0 victory over the Wolves is a “turning point” for both Mikel Arteta and Arsenal.
The goals on both sides of halftime by Bukayo Saka and Alexandre Lacazette gave the Gunners a crucial victory in their pursuit of European football next season.
Arteta was named Arsenal manager in December, but has had several months in his first managerial position.
However, the victory over Wolves was Arsenal’s fourth consecutive in all competitions.
And speaking in Match of the Day, Keown can only see good signs for the future.
“They look much more resolved,” he said.
“I am immensely impressed with Arteta, I think that is the first kind of statement where I think this is the manager now to take Arsenal forward.”
“It is definitely a turning point, the tactics, he had two days to prepare, while Nuno knows this system backwards, and Arsenal was magnificent in the way they dealt with that today.”
“They were all working hard, they are not too compact. It is not easy to start playing with a new system, but everyone knew their roles and responsibilities.
“They were recovering bodies, Mustafi is growing in confidence and knows his role, they were recovering bodies.
“I really liked the way they worked together as a team, they were always in contact with each other. There was no room at all for the Wolves and they could just wipe themselves well in the back. It was probably as good as a performance as I’ve seen. As a group today, that was the best performance under Arteta. “
Arsenal will expect the team to maintain the level of performance when facing another crucial game against Leicester City on Tuesday as they seek to bridge the gap between the top four.
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