<p>Arsenal bounced back from conceding a goal to lowly Southampton to win 3-1 after a pulsating second half in their Premier League clash at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday, with winger Bukayo Saka instrumental in the Gunners' victory.</p><p>Southampton were much-improved compared to their 3-1 drubbing against Bournemouth last Monday, but they had no answer to Saka's boundless creativity as he created two goals and scored a third in an electric individual display.</p><p>After a dull first half, the visiting Saints, who came into the game in 19th place in the league with a single point to their name, took a surprising lead through Cameron Archer in the 55th minute as Arsenal were caught flat-footed by a rare counter-attack.</p>.Arsenal provoked war, says Man City's Guardiola as rivalry escalates.<p>That lead turned out to be short-lived as Saka, who had looked lively from the opening tiip-off, teed up Kai Havertz to equalise less than four minutes later, making him the first Gunner since Robin van Persie to score in seven consecutive home games in all competitions.</p><p>With Southampton struggling to play through Arsenal's press, coach Mikel Arteta rang the changes up front and it did not take long before his side took the lead.</p><p>Brought on on the hour mark, substitute Gabriel Martinelli gave Arsenal the lead nine minutes later with a brilliant first-time finish from close range after Saka picked him out at the back post with a superb cross.</p><p>All that was missing from Saka's stellar performance was a goal of his own, and he duly got on the scoresheet himself in the 88th minute, capping off his fine individual display with a deft right-foot finish to put the game out of reach.</p><p>The win means Arsenal head into the international break in third spot in the table on 17 points, level with second-placed Manchester City and one behind leaders Liverpool. </p>
<p>Arsenal bounced back from conceding a goal to lowly Southampton to win 3-1 after a pulsating second half in their Premier League clash at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday, with winger Bukayo Saka instrumental in the Gunners' victory.</p><p>Southampton were much-improved compared to their 3-1 drubbing against Bournemouth last Monday, but they had no answer to Saka's boundless creativity as he created two goals and scored a third in an electric individual display.</p><p>After a dull first half, the visiting Saints, who came into the game in 19th place in the league with a single point to their name, took a surprising lead through Cameron Archer in the 55th minute as Arsenal were caught flat-footed by a rare counter-attack.</p>.Arsenal provoked war, says Man City's Guardiola as rivalry escalates.<p>That lead turned out to be short-lived as Saka, who had looked lively from the opening tiip-off, teed up Kai Havertz to equalise less than four minutes later, making him the first Gunner since Robin van Persie to score in seven consecutive home games in all competitions.</p><p>With Southampton struggling to play through Arsenal's press, coach Mikel Arteta rang the changes up front and it did not take long before his side took the lead.</p><p>Brought on on the hour mark, substitute Gabriel Martinelli gave Arsenal the lead nine minutes later with a brilliant first-time finish from close range after Saka picked him out at the back post with a superb cross.</p><p>All that was missing from Saka's stellar performance was a goal of his own, and he duly got on the scoresheet himself in the 88th minute, capping off his fine individual display with a deft right-foot finish to put the game out of reach.</p><p>The win means Arsenal head into the international break in third spot in the table on 17 points, level with second-placed Manchester City and one behind leaders Liverpool. </p>