Real Madrid fought back from two goals down as Vinicius Jr grabbed a hat-trick in a thrilling 5-2 win over visitors Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League.
Arsenal finally halted their seven-match losing streak, to go up to ninth spot with 22 points from 16 games in the Premier League table on Monday.
Arsenal had more than twice as many chances but failed to take any as the visitors defended gamely.
IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Wednesday.
aka was excellent in the opening minutes and it was his cross that was headed into the net by Martinelli for the opener, but he went down injured shortly afterwards after a challenge from Forest's Renan Lodi. Saka tried to continue but came off after 27 minutes.
The difference between this side and the under-achieving teams towards the end of Wenger's reign is their experience. Martinelli made his debut in 2019 while Saka has been a regular since the 2019-20 campaign.
The team may be able to rely on Real Madrid's young trio of Vinicius Jr, Rodrygo and Eder Militao and Premier League rising stars Bruno Guimaraes, Antony and Gabriel Martinelli, among others.
IMAGES from the Premier League matches played on Sunday.
Liverpool climbed to the top of the Premier League table with a 2-1 victory over struggling Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday.
Monday's resumption was also a chance for those jostling at the top of the table to lay down a marker and for the strugglers to enjoy a fresh start.
Manchester City have one just victory from their last 10 games across all competitions.
Barcelona made a disappointing start to their Champions League campaign by losing 2-1 to AS Monaco on Thursday.
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday
Real Madrid beat holders Manchester City in an edge-of-your-seat 4-3 shootout victory to reach the semi-finals of the Champions League.
Cristiano Ronaldo passed the 800-goal mark for club and country, scoring twice as Manchester United beat Arsenal 3-2 in an incident-packed Premier League match on Thursday.
Manchester United climb into sixth place with 3-0 West Ham win
IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Sunday.
IMAGES from the EPL matches played on Saturday
IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday.
IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Sunday.
Images from Saturday's action in the English Premier League.
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday.
A summary of Saturday's action in the Premier League.
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Sunday.
'Every player needs that moment, that turning point ... to settle and hopefully now Arsenal can see what they paid for... 72 million pounds was seeming expensive until tonight'
Manchester City moved four points clear of Arsenal atop the Premier League table with an 11th consecutive victory.
A summary of Wednesday's action in the Premier League.
IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday.
Images from UEFA Champions League matches played on Wednesday.
Roundup of the Champions League matches played on Wednesday night
Ayew strikes as Palace hold Southampton to 2-2 draw
Liverpool moved into the Champions League qualifying spots after a 3-0 win at Burnley on Wednesday took them above Leicester City and into fourth place with one round of Premier League matches remaining.
List of major transfers in the top Premier League ahead of the 2019-20 season (all transfer fees as reported by British media):
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday
Images from Sunday's English Premier League matches.
With no Champions League football for a third straight season, the financial realities are starting to bite and Arsenal will be desperate for some of their talented youngsters to come through.
Chelsea kept alive their remote Premier League title chances with a 2-0 win over London rivals Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday, set on their way by an exquisite strike from Hakim Ziyech which was quickly followed up by a Thiago Silva header.
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday.
On a crazy evening it looked as though Joe Willock's screamer had earned Arsenal a memorable victory, but Liverpool proved irrepressible as their barnstorming season continued.
A summary of Saturday's action in the Premier League.
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