Thomas Partey played his second game of the season on the Premier League after an injury he sustained last year put him on the sidelines.
Former Chelsea midfielder Jorginho took his place over that period until last night when he started Arsenal crucial Premier League game against Chelsea.
Thomas Partey stamped his authority in the Arsenal midfield freeing Declan Rice and Martin Odegaard as they made contributions to the team’s victory.
“I dont know, but then we would have won every game because look at the run we are in, the amount of points we have already and we have missed Thomas, that’s true, since August and hes a big player for us,” Mikel Arteta said after the game while acknowledging the contribution of other players”.
Kai Havertz and Ben White scored twice after Trossard scored the opener as they thumped Chelsea to keep their title hopes alive.
Arsenal’s win over Chelsea sends them four points clear of title-chasers Manchester City, who have two games in hand.
