Arteta praises Arsenal star as Gunners level on points with Man City

Arsenal moved level on points with defending champion Manchester City following a hard-fought win over struggling Burnley.

After a painful loss to Newcastle, the Gunners broke the deadlock when Leandro Trossard bravely nodded in at the far post for Arsenal’s 1,000th goal at Emirates Stadium.

Visting Burnley leveled eight minutes into the second half when Josh Brownhill’s low shot was deflected into the net by Gabriel.

Arsenal took the lead again as William Saliba headed in Trossard’s corner from point-blank range.

Oleksandr Zinchenko sealed the win with an acrobatic finish into the top corner.

“I’m very happy with the performance,” Gunners boss Mikel Arteta told BBC Sport. “The way the team dominated the game, we fully deserved to win.

“They were defending really deep [but] we generated a lot today and looked a threat every time [we came forward]. The timing of the equaliser was perfect.”

Mikel Arteta also praised Leandro Trossard for his brilliant display at the Emirate.

Arteta said Trossard connects everyone while praising his playing intelligence.

“That is the word – I think he connects everybody. He’s so intelligent.

“I think he moves in ways that attract people that generate spaces and options for people.

“Today he did that really good because it was so difficult and the spaces were so small to attack. He gave us a lot of threat and possibilities to connect and find spaces for us.”