"It shows the consistency, the way we have dominated the defensive part of the game. The most pleasing thing probably is not the record, it's the mindset of the players. They are talking there about how we can still do better. If we do that we can keep improving and that record will have a bigger meaning."
"What he's done on the pitch, the first ball he takes, he takes people on, he starts to dribble, gets a foul. That's personality, that's courage and you cannot teach that. You have it or you don't. It doesn't matter what his passport says."
Mikel Merino scored twice and Bukayo Saka converted a penalty as Arsenal beat Slavia Prague 3-0 at the Fortuna Arena. The victory preserved a perfect Champions League start and extended Arsenal's winning streak to ten matches across all competitions. Arsenal kept an eighth successive clean sheet, equalling a club record dating back 122 years. The manager praised the players' mindset and emphasized continual improvement to give the record greater meaning. Fifteen-year-old Max Dowman made his Champions League debut at 15 years and 308 days, becoming the youngest player ever to appear in the competition. Arsenal travel to Sunderland next in the Premier League.
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