The Premier League returns this weekend with Arsenal top of the table after an impressive start of six wins from seven games.
Pundits such as Match of the Day's Alan Shearer have singled out "game-changer" Gabriel Jesus as well as "a different mentality", "hunger" and "desire" across the whole team.
A look at the stats show that Arsenal have already claimed eight more points this season than they did in the corresponding fixtures last term (when comparing results against relegated Burnley and Watford to those achieved against promoted sides Fulham and Bournemouth).
But with third-placed, unbeaten north London rivals Tottenham the visitors at Emirates Stadium on Saturday lunchtime, sceptics (and some Arsenal fans) may well highlight that the Gunners' one match against the league's 'top' eight sides, Manchester United, ended in defeat.