Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta praised a ‘special night’ for the Gunners after Declan Rice’s stoppage-time winner secured them a 4-3 win against Luton Town at Kenilworth Road on Tuesday night.This victory sents the North Londoners five points clear at the top of the Premier League, at least for a couple of hours, as Manchester City play their match on Wednesday night.Is he the grain of rice that will finally tip the scale for Arsenal!? Hats off to DeclanSpeaking after the match, Arteta – who’s been suspended for the next EPL game due to running into the pitch during the celebration – hailed his side’s performance.”I really enjoyed it, especially the end. It’s the incredible thing about football, emotions and the moments that you live together. It was a special night.”Credit to Luton for the incredible atmosphere that they created and the way they played. They made life really difficult for us. But we found a way to win. The resilience, the character, and the quality showed.”Playing every three days, and we have to win every game, the demands are there. It’s the way (the players) go about it, how much they want it.”Today, we conceded some goals we’ll be disappointed with. That’s part of it as well, it’s going to happen. It’s how we react to that.”Mikel Arteta was booked for his celebration. A 96th minute goal can’t be celebrated by a manager. They want managers to be robots. Pathetic— Osman 🎗 (@OsmanZtheGooner) December 5, 2023 The Spaniard explained that winning is their main desire…”That drive, that energy, that risk and that emotion we put in the pitch, you can sense it.”We should have scored before with the chances that we had. We didn’t, but we tried until the end and we got rewarded.”ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE – MATCHDAY 15TuesdayWolverhampton – Burnley 1-0 (1-0)/Hwang 42/Luton – Arsenal 3-4 (1-2)/Osho 25, Adebayo 50, Barkley 57 – Martinelli 20, Jesus 45, Havertz 60, Rice 90+7/Wednesday22:30: (1.95) Brighton (3.50) Brentford (3.90)22:30: (2.05) Fulham (3.50) Nott.Forest (4.00)22:30: (12.0) Sheffield Utd (7.25) Liverpool (1.20)22:30: (2.30) Crystal Palace (3.35) Bournemouth (3.15)23:15: (4.40) Aston Villa (3.70) Man.City (1.80)23:15: (2.95) Man.Utd. (3.50) Chelsea (2.50)Thursday22:30: (3.15) Everton (3.45) Newcastle (2.40)23:15: (1.80) Tottenham (3.90) West Ham (4.70)***odds are subject to change***
