Premier League 2018-19: 4 takeaways from Arsenal's 4-2 win over Tottenham Hotspur

#1 Excellent victory in the first London Derby for Unai Emery

Some appreciated Unai Emery's appointment while others were apprehensive about what he would bring to Arsenal in the years to come.

Emery is known for his tactical brilliance and game reading skills. He has won three consecutive Europa League titles with Sevilla, and the League 1 with Paris Saint-Germain.

His life at Arsenal began with back-to-back defeats against Manchester City and Chelsea. But since then, the team have been on a dream run, stretching the unbeaten run to 19 games.

Emery had collected only one point from the top six before this game, and looked to change the record.

The match started as Emery would have wanted, but soon the Spurs took the lead before the halftime. However, two masterful substitutions at halftime completely turned the game on its head.

First Aubameyang brought the Gunners level and then Lacaztte gave them the lead, before Torreira ensured all three points in the first London derby for Emery.

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A sports enthusiast and an avid follower of football.

Since childhood I was encouraged to play cricket and in no time it became a hobby. Gradually I found interest in other sports also.

Football is in my blood and I love the electrifying ambiance that surrounds it. I often watch the pre and post match analysis of a match and try to learn how to analyze a football game.

The thing that intrigues me the most is that there are so many things happening behind the scenes that are oblivious to our naked eyes. The technological advancements that has been made are phenomenal.

I like analyzing a game from a statistical point of view. Being a data guy myself , I am firm believer of providing insights through facts and data. Though a game is always unpredictable , analyzing it from different dimensions can provide some very interesting conclusions.

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Edited by Musab Abid