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No more ‘handbrake’, beefed-up Arsenal can go full speed ahead

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Arsenal's Martin Zubimendi (right) celebrating with Noni Madueke after scoring their first goal in the 3-0 win over Nottingham Forest on Sept 13.

Arsenal's Martin Zubimendi (right) celebrating with Noni Madueke after scoring their first goal in the 3-0 win over Nottingham Forest on Sept 13.

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A week can be a long time in football. This time last week, Manchester City were staring down the decline and fall of their empire, only to

destroy Manchester United

in the derby before making relatively short work of Napoli in the Champions League.

Despite City’s resurgence, Arsenal could reconfirm the primacy over Pep Guardiola’s men they held in the 2024-25 season’s Premier League table and lay down an early marker at the Emirates on Sept 21.

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