William Saliba was the man for the moment for Arsenal and Mikel Arteta on Saturday after his first goal of the season ensured a quickfire response to Josh Brownhill's leveling strike. Burnley, who looked like conceding from almost every set-piece they conceded, were made to pay for woeful corner defending just moments after getting back into the game.
It had been a struggle for Arsenal up to that point with plenty of huffing and puffing but very little actual work for James Trafford in goal. Even Leandro Trossard's first-half strike came about in scrappy fashion after he collided with the post after nodding in the opener.
Mikel Arteta's side were made to pay for their slightly lacklustre home showing though, conceding a similarly scruffy equaliser less than 10 minutes after the break. Things did improve from there though as Saliba showed the forwards how it was done with a commanding header just moments later to turn the game back in favour of the home side.
With what had been a relatively quiet Emirates Stadium it was the players that responded, calling upon the fans to bring the energy for this Autumnal afternoon. Following the celebration as a team by the corner flag it was Saliba himself that took to raising the atmosphere, throwing his hands back in urgency, asking for more.
It wasn't the first time this had happened either. After Trossard had scored it was Gabriel Magalhaes who pushed for the Clock End to raise their voices, making the same gesture. As Trossard was looked at by the Arsenal medical team for some time due to his collision with the post it was Takehiro Tomiyasu's turn to stir on north London.
Bukayo Saka made it three players all contributing in the same way. The crowd did respond as well and were rewarded as their team went on to cap off a big response to last weekend's defeat against Newcastle. Oleksandr Zinchenko's kung-fu kick finish, coming from another corner, gave the 60,000 packed into the ground another reason to celebrate as well with yet another funny celebration coming from Arsenal's stars.
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This time it was out of joy rather than demand as Trossard, Zinchenko and Saka all joined together in a secret gesture. As the Gunners held out in the final moments down to 10-men it was Zinchenko again that got the now slightly more nervous crowd a boost at a time when needed.
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