It was an evening to forget for Arsenal, as they fell victim to Aston Villa’s incredible and record-breaking winning run at Villa Park.

After, not just beating, but demolishing Manchester City on Wednesday night, an extra bit of spice was put on this fixture.

As expected, Unai Emery’s side started like a house on fire, with a quite brilliantly worked goal which was finished off by John McGinn to put Arsenal on the back foot after just seven minutes.

Mikel Arteta, who was watching on from the stands because of a touchline ban, watched his team push and push without any answer – Gary Lineker reacted to the controversy during the game.

Gabriel Jesus had a pretty off-day, which was acknowledged by Ian Wright, as he told Match of the Day.

In the second half, Bukayo Saka crossed the ball to the Brazil star in the middle of the penalty area with space around him.

But he fumbled his first touch and the ball was cleared, which was just an example of how things weren’t going for him.

“I think the way Arsenal did play, they could have got something out of the game and it would have been fine,” said Wright.

“It was a poor touch from Jesus. It’s not like him.”

The Brazilian striker had a WhoScored match rating of 6.65, higher than five of his fellow starters on the night.

He could only muster up one shot on target, however, in what was a frustrating 90 minutes for the Gunners.

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Gabriel Jesus was also denied a penalty

Aston Villa took the lead courtesy of a tidy John McGinn finish and defended well afterward, though Mikel Arteta’s side were wasteful in front of goal, with Martin Odegaard missing a couple of big chances.

Eddie Nketiah also had a late equaliser ruled out for handball on Kai Havertz as Unai Emery’s men beat their Premier League title rivals (yes, I did just say that) at Villa Park.

It was Tottenham Hotspur, led by Ange Postecoglou, perched atop the tree a few weeks prior.

After that, things got back to normal; Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City overtook Spurs.

However, they went on a losing streak of four games after that, which allowed Arsenal to take the top spot.

Another indication of how insane this league is going to be this season is the fact that Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool has a new leader.