70 touches, 5 tackles, 2 key passes; £35m Arsenal man is an asset for Arteta

Arsenal made it three Premier League wins in a row as they hammered Leeds 4-1 on Saturday.

The Gunners went into the game in good form and were up against a heavily-depleted opponent.

Leeds were missing eight senior players, and Arsenal were merciless at Elland Road.

Gabriel Martinelli opened the scoring on 16 minutes as he pounced on a loose ball.

The Brazilian then added a second in the 28th minute, a superb chip over Illan Meslier.

Bukayo Saka squeezed the ball home from a tight angle just before the break for a 3-0 half-time lead.

In the second half, Ben White gave Leeds a way back into the game with his lunge on Joe Gelhardt.

Raphinha duly converted from the spot to make it 3-1.

However, it would prove a mere consolation as Arsenal added a fourth on 84 minutes.

Substitute Emile Smith Rowe rifled in a superb finish for a routine victory.

Meanwhile, Granit Xhaka has looked inspired since coming back from his injury.

The Switzerland international did, admittedly, put in a bad tackle that could’ve resulted in a red.

Despite that, he was impressive for the most part.

Xhaka delivered plenty of quick balls forward and got an assist in the process, setting up Martinelli’s second.

His stats from the game (Whoscored) are quite impressive.

Xhaka had 70 touches of the ball and made 54 passes with 90.7 percent accuracy.

He also delivered two key passes, two accurate long balls, won one aerial and completed one dribble.

In addition, Xhaka weighed in with five tackles, one interception and one blocked shot.

The £35million man may split opinion amongst Arsenal fans but he’s certainly a useful asset for Arteta.

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