Superb Eze effort enough to give Arsenal win over Newcastle

Pictures of Declan Rice saying "it's not done" went viral in the aftermath of Arsenal's defeat by Manchester City last week – and the Gunners have proved him right by putting the pressure back on their rivals in the Premier League title race.

Eberechi Eze's excellent strike was enough to secure a crucial 1-0 win over Newcastle to move them three points clear of Manchester City in the opening exchanges of what, after the loss to Pep Guardiola's side last week, Mikel Arteta called "a new league".

And now it is advantage Arsenal after "game one".

"I'm really happy for the win," Arteta said. "We talked about game one and how important that was. We did the job.