I’m not sure that Arsenal merit all the hype.
They’ve looked very average again and seem to lack creativity , relying a lot on set pieces.
Having said that, they’ll win 1-0 won’t they?
Liverpool and City look a lot more threatening and capable of greater things on form.
From an attacking point of view, there is absolutely improvement needed.
Although, in fairness, we are starting to create more chances in games. Beforehand, we weren't creating anything at all outside of set plays, so there's already a vast improvement.
But yes, we definitely need to be showing more of a clinical edge moving forward.
Defensively though, our setup and personnel are of elite calibre. I know it will be hard to sustain, but if we continue on this trajectory of clean sheets, we won't need to be scoring 3 or 4 each game (which is what it feels like Liverpool need to do) - 1 or 2 goals a game will be enough in most matches.
Our performances have been very up and down, but even when we've not played at our best (like today), we've still been better than the opposition in a lot of games. Fulham didn't even have a shot on target tonight and they only had 1 attempt on goal in the whole second half.
Someone said to me earlier that they think Arsenal will probably begin to show their best selves after Christmas. Perhaps there's validity to that.
Still a long way to go, though, and we've been here before with Arsenal, so I'm certainly not taking anything for granted right now...