Overview

• Arsenal beat Nottingham Forest 3-0 at the Emirates as Martín Zubimendi scored a 20-yard volley on 32 minutes and added a header in the 79th, a win that moved the Gunners top before Liverpool play on Sunday.
• The two-goal display was reported as the first brace of Zubimendi’s professional career, arriving on his 240th club appearance.
• Signed from Real Sociedad for around £60 million in July, Zubimendi has started all four league matches and played every minute in three victories.
• He told DAZN that Mikel Arteta did not need to convince him to join this summer after he felt his time had come to leave Real Sociedad.
• Liverpool reporting states the club had activated his release clause and agreed a deal last year before he declined, and the Reds have since spent nearly £450m on signings including Alexander Isak and Florian Wirtz.