Arsenal have pulled an impressive performance after fighting back from two goals down to beat Bournemouth 3-2.
Gatekeepers News reports that the Gunners recovered from conceding the second-fastest goal in Premier League history.
Mikel Arteta’s side were trailing by two goals with just over half an hour left.
However, showed the Premier League leaders can cope with the pressure of the title race with a remarkable comeback that kept them five points ahead of second-placed City.
The Gunners hadn’t even touched the ball when Philip Billing gave second-bottom Bournemouth the lead after just 9.11 seconds.
In 2019, Shane Long scored the quickest goal in Premier League history after 7.69 seconds for Southampton against Watford.
The Saturday hosts fell further behind in the 57th minute as Marcos Senesi escaped Thomas Partey to glance a header past Aaron Ramsdale from a corner.
Partey, however, made amends for his slack marking five minutes later when he reduced the deficit with a close-range finish from Emile Smith-Rowe’s header.
With the determination to win a first title since 2004, the Gunners seized the momentum and equalised through Ben White’s powerful finish from Nelson’s cross in the 70th minute.
Nelson completed Arsenal’s incredible revival in the seventh minute of stoppage time when the substitute produced a superb finish from 20 yards to spark scenes of wild celebration all around the Emirates Stadium.
Title rivals Manchester City had earlier beaten Newcastle 2-0 at the Etihad Stadium, but this wasn’t enough as Arsenal have maintained five points lead.
