Eight-year wait ends!

Arsenal’s Gabriel Martinelli celebrates his goal against Manchester City at the Emirates Stadium in London on Sunday. Pic/AFP

Mikel Arteta hailed Arsenal's "special" 1-0 win against Manchester City as the Gunners finally ended their eight-year wait to beat Pep Guardiola's side in the Premier League.

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Gabriel Martinelli's deflected strike in the 86th minute settled a tense clash at the Emirates Stadium and gave Arsenal their first top-flight victory over the treble winners since December 2015. Given their dismal run of 12 successive league defeats against City before this weekend, it was no surprise that Arteta and his players soaked up the post-match celebrations on the pitch. "It is a special one. It has been a long time since the club beat Manchester City," Arteta said. "We felt today could be the day but we needed a big performance from everyone and we had that. The players had incredible discipline, they won so many balls. We lacked a bit of threat but overall the atmosphere was just incredible."

Arteta's decision to send on Brazil winger Martinelli as a half-time substitute proved a wise move, with Thomas Partey and Kai Havertz also involved in the goal after coming off the bench.

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