We started 2025 in the best possible fashion with a 3-1 victory against Brentford at the Gtech Community Stadium on New Year's Day, but we had to do it the hard way by coming from behind to snatch the points from the Bees.
But how did we manage to turn the situation in our favour? Our resident tactical expert Adrian Clarke has gone through the stats and footage to seek out five reasons why Mikel Arteta's team ended up on top:
Suffocating the Bees
There was a positive intent to our football throughout the opening hour.