Arsenal missed the chance to go top of the Premier League as Shane Long’s double and a Cuco Martina stunner inspired Southampton to a 4-0 win at St Mary’s.
Monday’s victory against title rivals Manchester City continued the Gunners’ 100 per cent record in December, strengthening the belief that this could finally be the year they once again win the title.
However, the wait to add to their 2004 triumph could well continue if the Boxing Day defeat to Southampton is anything to go by as Ronald Koeman’s men ended a six-match winless streak by romping to victory on a blustery Boxing Day evening.
Martina was the unlikely catalyst to Saints’ first win since November 7, with the full-back marking his first Premier League start with an exceptional strike with the outside of his boot from distance.
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