"Jadon Sancho was waiting to receive a pass from Youri Tielemens inside Villa's half but, before the forward knew it, degaard had pinched the ball and was haring towards Emiliano Martinez's goal. A jink back on to his left foot fooled Tielemens and allowed degaard to play through the perfect through ball for Martin Zubimendi to score the crucial second."
"He needed some consistency as well, Arteta said. Obviously he had two times a shoulder injury, then he had a big knee injury and that takes a little bit of time. Now you can see that he is flowing, that his energy level is back to where it is, that he is taking risks, that he is affecting the game in a great way. I think he was playing really well today."
Martin degaard regained his best form and influence during Arsenal’s win over Aston Villa, making decisive interventions and creating goal-scoring opportunities. He intercepted a pass and played the through ball for Martin Zubimendi’s crucial second, and supplied the cross that led to Leandro Trossard’s third. Zubimendi has contributed five goals or assists since joining in the summer, matching his best club return. degaard registered more touches and shots than any teammate and had scored his first Premier League goal earlier in the week. Injuries had hampered him, but his energy, risk-taking and game impact returned.
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