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The North Londoners eased to a crucial victory at Newcastle to make it back-to-back wins.
Gary Neville has praised Arsenal for picking up a 2-0 Premier League win against Newcastle United on Sunday.
The former United star thought that the Gunners would be ‘eaten alive’ but the London outfit registered a win that took them to within a point of Manchester City.
"I thought they might get eaten alive [on Sunday]," Neville said, as quoted by Sky Sports.
"The atmosphere was ferocious. Arsenal grew up here a lot. Mikel Arteta deserves a lot of credit for picking Jorginho."
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The away win moved the Gunners back to within a point of Premier League defending champions, Manchester City.
The former England international also praised individual players for Arsenal, especially Martin Odegaard, who was on the scoresheet again. The other goal was scored by Newcastle’s Fabian Schar.
"Many would have said get Thomas Partey back in there," he continued. "The class Martin Odegaard showed in the first 30 minutes was outstanding.
"Jorginho composed his team-mates and guided them. (Gabriel) Martinelli and (Bukayo) Saka are still not at their best, but the composure from Odegaard and Jorginho was there for all to see."
To Neville, the Gunners have improved despite recent criticism they received after losing points in four consecutive games.
"Arsenal have gone up a lot in my estimation [on Sunday], as I didn't expect that. I expected them to fall," concluded the retired footballer.
"They've really gone up in my estimations, Arsenal, from where they were in the last few weeks because people have said they lost their form, they didn't lose their form.
"They played brilliantly, the best I've seen a team play at Anfield in the first half-hour, at the London Stadium, they were sensational for 35 minutes, they were really good against Chelsea. They've not lost their form, if you do that, you go down suddenly. What they've done is lost their nerve in games where they've conceded a goal and not handled adversity well.
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Given the Magpies’ recent run, this fixture was seen as a tricky one for the Gunners, but the London side has managed a win and a clean sheet.
"They've looked a little bit panicky and tense, all those things you associate with pressure. It was so important that Arsenal had to keep Manchester City honest, and they've done that. It makes it really compelling."
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