Wild opening salvo against Chelsea hints at exciting times for Arsenal fans | Arsenal
By: Barney Ronay at the Emirates Stadium | Published: 2026-09-06 21:08:19 | Source: www.theguardian.com
We’re back, baby. So, so back. Well, OK, not exactly back. But back down the time tunnel, for a while at least, as on a powder blue afternoon at the Emirates Stadium, Arsenal and Chelsea produced an opening half-hour that felt like a throwback to prime Barclays of the early 2000s.
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In that period this really did feel like a twist on a classic: spells of midfield murder-ball, stretched and…
