Arsenal eased to a 2-0 win at home against Wolverhampton Wanderers, with goals by Kai Havertz and Bukayo Saka, getting their latest Premier League title challenge up and running on Saturday.
It was far from a fluent display in the summer sunshine, but Mikel Arteta’s side once again regarded as the team most likely to halt Manchester City’s domination, deserved the points.
Havertz headed in from Saka’s cross in the 25th minute, but the hosts never looked completely comfortable until Saka’s clinical finish doubled their advantage in the closing stages.
Reuters reports that Wolves had their chances, with Rayan Aït-Nouri and Rodrigo Gomes both failing to trouble Arsenal keeper David Raya from promising positions when the score was still 1-0.
“I am really happy. With the first game, you have some uncertainty in how you will respond,” Arteta said.
“We had our moment after 1-0 when we were not in control, but after Saka’s goal we were much more comfortable. The l the boys go about their job is unbelievable, so very happy.”
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