Dream Sunday for Mikel Arteta’s Gunners. Virtually overtaken at the top of the Premier League by Manchester City, winner at Leicester (0-1) the day before, they reacted brilliantly by crushing Nottingham Forest (5-0). Carried in particular by a double from Reiss Nelson, Arsenal continued their incredible journey to the top of the English championship with an almost perfect record of 10 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat, and therefore again 2 points ahead of the Citizens.
The strong image of the day took place in the 5th minute of the game, after the opener of the Brazilian Gabriel Martinelli. He grabbed a flocked number 22 jersey from Pablo Mari, his ex-teammate, on loan this season to Monza (Serie A). This Spanish defender was stabbed in the back on Thursday by an unbalanced man, while he was shopping with his partner and child in a shopping center near Milan.
Operated on Friday after this attack which cost the life of an employee of the Carrefour supermarket in Assago (Italy), Pablo Mari was able to leave the hospital on Sunday. His club AC Monza explains that the 29-year-old “has returned home and will now begin a period of complete rest”.