As his side put on a show in front of their boss, Mikel Arteta said that the win over West ham was special.
Arteta hopes that the first visit by the former boss will be the beginning of many more.
It was a great day for the fans of the club as they watched their side complete a 3-1 comeback to beat West Ham and move seven points clear at the top of the league.
Gabriel Martinelli's goal in the second half gave the hosts their 10th straight home victory and equalled their all-time record.
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The players did not know. We didn't want it to be loud and we allowed that space for him. Stan and Josh are also present. There is a special day.
"Thank you so much for him coming and hopefully walking through the building he is going to feel everything that everyone thinks of him, everything that he left here, but also his presence is something that has to be very attached to this football club" It means a lot to everyone at the club.
Winning my mood is going to be better if I speak to him. He made the right decision. Boxing Day is a beautiful day to play football and I thought the performance today was at a level that he deserved and that I hope he would like.
He said that he had been involved in the process, but that it was about him, the timing that he needed to make that step, and hopefully he would leave here and be willing to spend more time with us. I see the game the way I see my career, but also for this football club.
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta: "I'm really happy with the performance first of all and then the result. "Obviously, the context of the game was that they went a goal up, but you saw the reaction of this crowd, generating belief and just giving a lot of energy to the team and the team showed a lot of composure and real quality, but also real clarity to understand what the game demanded, and they executed that really well.
On title talk: "What I tell the players is we have to focus on us. We cannot control what the opponents are going to do, how good they are going to become or how many points they are going to get or drop, so we have to focus on our performance, what we are doing every day and what has brought us here.
"It is not a coincidence, so we need to keep doing what we are doing."We overcame a challenge and a difficult moment on top of injuries that we had with Jesus, Smith Rowe and Tomiyasu out. The team still believed and played to the level that they did again."
Reports say that an offer has been submitted to Shakhtar for Mudryk.
An initial offer of £35.2m has been lodged by the club.
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Shakhtar don't want to part with the 21-year-old Ukraine international for that price, but the player wants to join the club.
After the win, Arteta was asked about the bid, but he kept his cards close to his chest. If we find the right players, we will try to strengthen the team.
On New Year's Eve, Sky Sports will show the game between the two teams at Seagulls.
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