LONDON -- Redemption is rarely more emphatic than this. It is a familiar trope of Mikel Arteta's tenure as Arsenal manager to use past disappointments to fuel future successes, and Sunday's stunning 6-0 win at West Ham United in the Premier League was a devastating statement of how effective that tool can be.
The Hammers came from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 in the corresponding fixture last season, as Bukayo Saka missed a penalty and Arsenal's title challenge began to fall apart. David Moyes' side also won this season's reverse fixture in December and knocked the Gunners out of this year's Carabao Cup to extend a series of setbacks which made this encounter look even trickier on paper, especially coming at the end of a weekend in which Liverpool and Manchester City recorded routine victories.