Gary Lineker hails Arsenal ‘warrior’ and makes title prediction after Tottenham win

Gary Lineker described Arsenal match-winner Gabriel arsenic a ‘warrior’ aft helium starred successful the northbound London derby triumph implicit Tottenham.

In a hard-fought and choky derby astatine the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Gabriel’s second-half header earned Arsenal 3 points and bragging rights implicit their fierce rivals.

A gentle propulsion connected the backmost of Cristian Romero gave Gabriel the country to powerfulness location a header past Guglielmo Vicario, who respective pundits felt should person travel disconnected his enactment to assertion oregon intercept Bukayo Saka’s corner.

Spurs pushed for an equaliser successful the remaining fractional an hr but created small arsenic Arsenal’s awesome defence stood steadfast to guarantee Mikel Arteta’s broadside got backmost to winning ways pursuing a 1-1 gully with Brighton earlier the planetary break.

Lineker ‘expected more’ from Sunday’s northbound London derby but was impressed by Arsenal’s antiaircraft resoluteness and peculiarly the show of goalscorer Gabriel.

‘It wasn’t a large crippled oregon a large spectacle actually,’ the ex-England striker said connected The Rest is Football podcast.

‘I was expecting it to beryllium a spot much end-to-end but Arsenal are truthful hard to beat, they support truthful well, they truly do.

‘We often speech astir [William] Saliba but that concern with Gabriel is precise strong. Gabriel is simply a warrior, isn’t he?

‘He’s a subordinate you’d truly privation connected your side. And helium does spot successful with the unusual goal. He’s pugnacious to people successful the container and a existent threat.’

Arsenal’s triumph saw them ascent to 2nd successful the Premier League table, 2 points down defending champions Manchester City who are the lone squad to boast a cleanable grounds aft 4 games.

Liverpool were tipped by galore to situation for the rubric aft their emphatic triumph implicit Manchester United astatine the commencement of the month but Arne Slot’s broadside suffered a daze location decision to Nottingham Forest connected Saturday.

That has near the Reds 4th – 1 constituent down third-placed Newcastle United and 3 adrift of Man City, who continued their formidable tally with a 2-1 triumph against Brentford.

Even astatine this aboriginal signifier Lineker believes Manchester City and Arsenal are threatening to propulsion distant from their rivals and prosecute successful yet different rubric race.

‘It’s already looking similar Arsenal v Manchester for the rubric again,’ helium added arsenic the 2 clubs prepare to conscionable astatine the Etihad Stadium adjacent weekend.

Gunners brag Arteta, meanwhile, was afloat of praise for his broadside aft they battled to a constrictive triumph implicit their nearest rivals.

‘After the planetary break, we had a fewer blows,’ helium said. ‘How the squad reacted was magnificent. It showed a batch of maturity from the team.

‘When they get into the last third, it’s precise hard due to the fact that they person a structure. We were missing captious players and we had to respond to that. I’m precise pleased.

‘We had to set and usage antithetic players and qualities. I was hoping they would bash thing with the shot and we did it. Sometimes amended than others. They are a truly bully side.

‘When we person to support successful deeper areas, we did it truly well. There are things to amended but we person different triumph present and it’s huge. I cognize however our supporters volition consciousness astir this truthful bask it.’

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