Arsenals Triumph Over Bournemouth Highlights Teams Development Arteta States

Mikel Arteta described Arsenals determination to recover from an early concession and defeat Bournemouth 3-2 as evidence of the teams progress while pursuing their first Premier League title in 22 years.

The Gunners extended their lead to six points over Aston Villa atop the standings and seven over Manchester City ahead of the latters postponed match against Chelsea on Sunday.

An uncommon mistake by Gabriel Magalhaes allowed Bournemouth to take an initial advantage yet the Brazilian defender soon compensated by scoring the equaliser.

Declan Rice then netted twice in the second period to clinch the victory even after Eli Kroupis impressive goal briefly revived Bournemouths chances.

"They performed exceptionally we complicated matters further by allowing the opening goal but I admire the teams spirit" Arteta remarked.

"I admire Gabriels spirit. His recovery from that moment was extraordinary.

"It demonstrates significant improvement. The squad discovered a method to overcome them and this victory is crucial."

Rice entered the game with injury concerns having sat out Tuesdays 4-1 victory against Villa because of knee inflammation.

Arteta noted the England midfielder exerted maximum effort to feature from the start and emerged as the hero by matching his seasonal goal count.

"He pushed to his absolute boundaries and the squad benefited from his pair of superb strikes" Arteta continued.

"This marks the initial occasion he has bagged a brace in a Premier League fixture so certainly a memorable occasion."