Mikel Arteta is looking forward to welcoming a red-hot Aston Villa to Emirates Stadium for a top-of-the-table clash, one which he feels will be a “beautiful game” to wrap up 2025.
Just 24 days will have passed since we were left devastated to leave Villa Park on the end of a 2-1 defeat after Emi Buendia netted in the 95th minute to extend Unai Emery’s side’s winning run, which now stands at a club record 11 matches in all competitions, eight of which have been in the Premier League.
That leaves the Villans breathing down our necks at the division’s summit, and they are now just three points behind us.