Mikel Arteta was entitled to breathe a sigh of relief after Arsenal's 3-1 victory against Chelsea on Saturday ended a seven-game winless streak in the Premier League and took the edge off what was beginning to look like a defining, and potentially decisive, week for the Gunners' manager.
Just imagine how intense the pressure on the Spaniard would have become had Arsenal once again failed to pick up three points ahead of trips to relegation rivals Brighton & Hove Albion and West Bromwich Albion over the next five days.