Arsenal have just broken their season record, scoring after a 14-pass move against Brentford.
See below as a stat from Opta’s Harvey Downes shows that this was the best team move of the season for the Gunners: the most passes before scoring by Mikel Arteta’s team this season.
Is this a sign that Arteta’s vision for the club is finally coming together? It certainly looks like…
14 passes in the build-up to Gabriel Jesus’ goal (2-0), the longest passing sequence leading to a goal by an #Arsenal player this season. pic.twitter.com/pH833wa6mS
— Harvey Downes (@HarveyDownes92) September 18, 2022
This is the kind of football Arsenal fans will want to see, with the players looking more comfortable on the ball and moving it similarly to how they did during the height of the Arsene Wenger era.
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Arsenal win 2-0 at half time against Brentford, thanks to goals from William Saliba and Gabriel Jesus, two players who have made a tremendous impact this season.
Jesus joined the AFC from Manchester City, while Saliba is finally a member of the first team after being loaned out three times in recent years.