It was a happy smiling Sunday afternoon for the Arsenal as Leandro Trossard's record breaking hattrick of first half assists helped the gunners to a 3 nil away victory at the Craven Cottage to see the North London club retain their lead at the top of the table to 5 points ahead of 2nd placed Manchester City. The Belgian forward became the first player in the Premier League history to record 3 assists in the first half of an away game in the league, but that wasn't all for the record books as Arsenal became the first London club to win all away league (London) derbies without conceding a goal in all 5 of them in a single season.
It was celebration on all fronts as Mikel Arteta marked his 100th win in just 167games as Arsenal's manager (a 59% win rate) as goals from Brazilian defender Gabriel, Norwegian Midfielder Martin Odegaard and Brazilian forward Gabriel Martinelli were enough to keep the gunners title hopes alive with just 11 games to go.
It wasn't over just yet for the traveling fans as the "second coming of Jesus" came earlier than expected in the 77th minute of the game as the introduction of Brazilian forward Gabriel Jesus was greeted by a loud cheer by the supporters as he replaced Leandro Trossard (who was named the man of the match for his outstanding performance).