Some club football, at last.
How nice it was, then, for the Arsenal fans to stroll back up towards the Emirates Stadium for the first time in 34 days.
Except the first home match in more than a month did not feel like a particularly joyous occasion for much of the afternoon.
Leeds were dogged opponents and Arsenal were sloppy hosts. There were groans aplenty from the stands, on one occasion leading to Mikel Arteta swivelling furious to the crowd and waving his arm in frustration.
The sign of champions or a fortunate escape? All that Arteta will really care about is…
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