The win fired the Gunners to the top of the table, completing a good week for the club which also saw them progress to the knockout stages of the Champions League.
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The Gunners midfielder scored the north London side’s second goal at Villa Park on Sunday afternoon as Ramsey helped Arsene Wenger’s side claim top spot in the Premier League.
Leicester, now one point behind alongside Manchester City, can go back to the top if they beat Chelsea on Monday before Arsenal and Manchester City, the two favourites for the title according to British bookmakers, meet at the Emirates Stadium on December 21.
He added to his hat-trick from Wednesday’s 3-0 Champions League win at Olympiacos and Wenger says the 29-year-old deserves some credit.
Many feel that this is Arsenal’s best chance to win a fourth Premier League title and their first in eleven years.
The in-form France worldwide has now found the back of the net 11 times in the last 13 matches to spearhead Arsenal’s push for honours on the domestic and European fronts.
‘I think he has improved technically and his link play is better. He is more a player who likes to bring others in, so not spectacular in his runs with the ball.
Villa face fellow Premier League strugglers Newcastle United next weekend, and Garde did not play down the importance of the forthcoming fixtures to their survival hopes. “He is also mentally very strong, too”.
Wenger has spoken of his advice for Garde to take the Villa job, but with a mere 6 points from 16 Premier League games, if he didn’t already know, the Villa manager now grasps the enormity of the task to keep the Midlands’ side in the top flight.
Remi Garde admits to feeling frustrated after his winless start as Aston Villa manager continued with a 2-0 defeat at home to Arsenal on Sunday.
“But it is not completely a lost cause”. But every week is different, and every week it is as hard to win games’.
“We know that if we can give Mesut the ball, we can trust that he will make things happen”, said the former Southampton star.
“I still believe we have the talent to win games”.
‘Mostly its been collective, but he does pull players and I’ve been in there and he’s talked about my positives and what he wants me to do.
“His team looked in good spirit with good cohesion and they are a bit short of confidence”, Wenger said.
At White Hart Lane, Newcastle climbed out of the relegation zone by inflicting Tottenham’s first Premier League loss since the opening day of the season, coming from behind to clinch a 2-1 victory in the third minute of stoppage time.
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“I know there is a big expectation for strikers when we play at Villa Park”.
