The Brazilian opened his Arsenal account against an old rival.

The game is sure to be a highlight of Matchday 4 of the Premier League, kicking off at 3 p.m. ET on Saturday, Sep. 12. In theory, the fixture looks great for Arsenal. They are the defending champions and the start of their campaign thus far has gone perfectly, with victories in all three fixtures.

Neutrals love to hate Arteta's side. But as the win over Sunderland showed, no-one can accuse them of having a soft underbelly now

The Gunners sit atop the Premier League standings with 12 out of 12 possible points.

Days after opening its Champions League campaign with a win, Arsenal returns to Premier League action on Saturday, Sept. 12 with a tough match at Sunderland in the North East of England.

Follow all of today’s Premier League action live with The Athletic. Sunderland host Arsenal in the final Premier League match of the day. Advertisement As for Regis Le Bris? He's well aware of the challenge facing his Sunderland side today,

Mikel Arteta and Arsenal had to do plenty of work to emerge from Sunderland with all three points on Saturday.

Arsenal needed to come from behind to win a breathless game 2-1 against Chelsea at the Emirates Stadium as Kai Havertz scored for the third time in the Premier League against his former club. Havertz netted midway through the first half to equalise after Morgan Rogers,

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