Arsenal were granted their wish this evening as Tottenham Hotspur came roaring from behind to take points off Manchester City.
A double from Dominic Solanke – including a stunning scorpion kick type finish to level things – ensured Spurs helped the Gunners in the title race.
It means Arsenal now sit six points clear of City and Aston Villa, who also lost on Sunday to complete a perfect weekend for Mikel Arteta’s side.
Arsenal fans, you bump into Dominic Solanke tonight…what are YOU saying to him?
Of course, seeing Solanke do the business was as rewarding as it gets for the Gunners.
Solanke is a self-confessed Arsenal fan and deep down, he’ll have been delighted to get the result for Spurs and help the Gunners at the same time.
Naturally, Arsenal’s social media was loving Solanke’s contribution.
Arsenal fans react as Dominic Solanke’s double stops Man City
It could only have been better if Spurs had gone on and won it but in the end, Arsenal cannot complain about this weekend at all.
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So often we’ve seen weekend results go against the Gunners but this one very much fell in our favour.
And Solanke was the star attraction.
Over on X, with Solanke’s Arsenal affiliation well known, Arsenal fans were all of the same mindset as they praised the Tottenham man.
“Stopped watching after that first half performance by Spurs. Oh how did City bottle it from there. Spurs fans didn’t want a draw/win but forgot Solanke is a Gooner at heart. Brilliant result for us,” one fan wrote.
Solanke continued to get plaudits too, with one even suggesting he get a medal if Arsenal win it.
“Dominic Solanke is an Arsenal fan. Make sure he gets a Premier League medal in May”
“Dominic solanke did it for Arsenal now the Arsenal are above Man cCty with 6 point”
In a quite humorous post, one fan even claimed Solanke get Arsenal’s goal of the season award.
“Solanke is going to win Arsenal’s goal of the season isn’t he”
While finally, Tottenham boss Thomas Frank was also added to the mentions.
“Solanke and Thomas Frank doing everything in their power to make their favourite team win the league”
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Six points is a big gap to make up, especially with the run of fixtures to come and with Arsenal seemingly over their blip.
The Gunners will feel massively confident now and if they somehow blow six points from here, then it will be all-time capitulation.
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Of course, things can go wrong and Arsenal only need two bad results and City to win twice for things to turn right back around.
Nevertheless, Tottenham have seriously helped Arsenal here and Mikel Arteta can pour himself a glass of wine tonight, safe in the knowledge he and his team are edging towards glory.