Mikel Arteta revealed Arsenal are determined to prove their title credentials and were fired up at Brentford by losing top spot 24 hours earlier.
Wins for Manchester City and Tottenham saw Arsenal fall to third but they responded emphatically with a convincing win at Brentford to reclaim pole position.
Arteta is now not shying away from talk of Arsenal being among the teams in contention to win the league.
He said: ‘You can ask me every day. Today we are top of the league, I am so happy.