Soccer-Saka double against Palace sends Arsenal eight points clear at the top
With chasers Manchester City otherwise engaged this weekend in the FA Cup, Arsenal took full advantage with Gabriel Martinelli opening the scoring and Granit Xhaka also on target.
Mikel Arteta's Arsenal side bowed out of the Europa League on penalties to Sporting on Thursday but they showed no sign of hangover from that disappointment and a sixth successive Premier League win looked in the bag by halftime with Martinelli opening the scoring from Saka's pass in the 28th minute.
Arsenal were running riot when Xhaka made it 3-0 10 minutes into the second half after an assist by Leandro Trossard. With Spring in the air in north London there was a feeling of euphoria at the final whistle with Arsenal now assured of an eight-point lead going into April as the season pauses briefly for England's Euro 2024 qualifiers against Italy and Ukraine."Really pleased with the performance, the energy, the determination that we showed again, the way we controlled the game," Arteta told Sky Sports.
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