Arsenal roared back to beat Leeds United 2-1 and pull level with <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/football/article/yuzi-chahal-has-backed-manchester-united-to-turn-their-season-around-after-a-poor-start-23654212" rel="nofollow">Manchester City</a> at the top of the English Premier League table on Saturday, hitting the ground running after the three-week international break.
Defender James Justin (55th min) gave Leeds a deserved lead early in the second half at the Emirates.
<img title="Mikel Arteta" src="https://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2026/oct/Arsenal-eleven-oct-b_1791676763_s.jpg" alt="Mikel Arteta" />Mikel Arteta
But <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/football/article/arsenal-boss-arteta-hails-unbelievable-teen-dowman-after-4-2-win-23650391" rel="nofollow">Arsenal</a> drew level minutes later through Riccardo Calafiori (62nd min), before Bruno Guimaraes (70th min) came off the bench to score what turned out to be the winner after a finely crafted team move.
&ldquo;We had an incredible response [to going a goal down.] When we scored the equaliser, the energy in the crowd changed. Then the finishers came in and made a huge difference,&rdquo; said Arteta.&nbsp;
The victory takes the Gunners to 15 points.
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