Mikel Arteta could not believe it took a comeback for Arsenal to beat Southampton at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday.
Despite creating vastly more chances in the opening 55 minutes of the game, it was Southampton who took the lead in the second half through Cameron Archer.
The Gunners cancelled out the visitor’s opener just moments later through Kai Havertz. Gabriel Martinelli came off the bench to put them ahead before Bukayo Saka sealed all three points late on.
“The start was exceptional, the dominance, the chances. It was unbelievable not to go one, two, three goals up,” Arteta told BBC Sport after the final whistle.
