Gabriel Martinelli produced a sublime piece of skill to assist Eddie Nketiah’s opener for Arsenal against Nottingham Forest. After taking on his man, Martinelli squeezed between two defenders and simultaneously produced an outrageous pirouette backheel pass to Nketiah, who duly cut inside and smashed the ball home via a slight deflection.
Bukayo Saka would go on to double the Gunners’ lead with a sublime long-range effort. Arsenal will already be looking to keep pace with Man City, who defeated Burnley 3-0 on Friday.
The hosts will want to build on their performance in the subsequent matches after a dominant display in the first period, though the visitors pull 1 back when substitute Elanga and Awoniyi combine to make the score line 2-1 in favor of the host.
Arsenal will now get ready to face Crystal Palace in the league next time out.
