ARSENAL DAMAGE VILLA WITH SAVAGE SPANKING

I love this time of year. The dead zone between Christmas and New Year. I don’t look at the news, I walk a lot, and I write in the evenings next to a very dead Christmas tree. Life is good. Writing tonight feels extra special. Arsenal just closed out the year with a magnificent win. They set the record straight with Emery, and they made a statement to Man City: you can chase, but we’re not buckling this season.

The show the boys put on was nothing short of spectacular. It was an entertaining evening of end-to-end football...