Everton 0-1 Arsenal: Mikel Arteta marks six-year anniversary with significant win as Viktor Gyokeres gets confidence-boosting winner - but Gunners face tough road ahead with Man City hot on their tail
Anniversaries bring a reckoning — in Arteta’s case, that perennial question of whether he really can take his grand old club to the Premier League title. Before kick-off, City had 10 goals more than Arsenal, a side who, for all the ink spilt on the subject, still lack a prolific finisher. But given the machine that City have become again, the uncomfortable question of Arsenal’s attacking menace does not disappear into the night. Declan Rice was the talisman, a constant orchestrator and tireless worker to thwart Everton’s attempts to break out. Everton advertised Fans Supporting Foodbanks on their big screen throughout the game and Arsenal have supported the cause in previous years.
Source: Metro December 21, 2025 17:52 UTC
