Arsenal have been labelled "very lucky" - but good fortune, a new-found resilience and what boss Mikel Arteta calls "something special" means they have now made the club's best start to a top-flight campaign for more than a century.
The Gunners claimed victory at Leeds courtesy of Bukayo Saka's first-half goal, before the Premier League leaders rode their luck and somehow held on in a dramatic second half.
"Hectic," was Arteta's assessment of the game. "It is always really intense here. We were exceptional in the first half and should have been two or three up.
He added to Sky Sports: "Credit to Leeds in the second half.