We extended our unbeaten run to 19 games with a 4-2 win over Tottenham Hotspur. Here’s three things we noticed from Sunday’s north London derby at Emirates Stadium: STARTING WITH A BACK THREE Unai Emery named the same team that had secured a win at Bournemouth in our last Premier League outing, meaning that we lined up with three central defenders again. The system worked particularly well in the opening half hour, allowing wing backs Sead Kolasinac and Hector Bellerin to steam forward repeatedly. Kolasinac set up chances for Iwobi and fellow wing back Bellerin in the opening 20 minutes, with Tottenham's back four struggling to deal with the overlaps. At half-time the formation was...
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