We travel to face Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday with a five-point lead at the top of the Premier League - but Mikel Arteta is sure we’ll face a “really difficult and tricky game” in the New Year’s Eve fixture on the south coast.
This weekend’s opponents are enjoying a fine first half of the season themselves and come into the match with three wins in their previous four league games.
Roberto De Zerbi’s side also knocked us out of the League Cup in November, so it comes as no surprise that Arteta is expecting a stern test.