The Gunners triumphed over a rotated Man United, which saw them beat the Red Devils 2-1 at the Emirates.
The first half saw the home side try and take control, but the Manchester side made it very difficult for Mikel Arteta's team to play their football.
However, nine minutes into the second half, Declan Rice's delightful corner was headed in by Jurrien Timber to give the Gunners the lead and the Dutchman his first goal for the club.
Man United had a great chance to equaliser through Matthijs de Ligt, but David Raya denied the defender in the 67th minute.
Six minutes later, the Gunners doubled their lead through another corner after Thomas Partey's header hit the backside of William Saliba before nestling in the back of the net.
Arsenal saw the rest of the game out, as they secured all three points in a crucial game and they reduced the gap to seven points to league leaders Liverpool.
Here are four things VAVEL learnt from the game:
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Arsenal continue their momentum
Last night's win was the Gunner's fourth consecutive victory in all competitions.
Mikel Arteta and his players finally have momentum in a crucial part of the season, and last night's game showed they have all the ingredients to challenge for the Premier League title.
Martin Ødegaard coming back after the international break has freshened up this Arsenal squad and has made them unpredictable again, something they missed dearly in October.
However, they need to carry this form into the next game as the team enters the Christmas period.
They head to Craven Cottage next to face Fulham in another big test that Arteta and his players need to win to continue the fight against Liverpool.
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Arsenal are the new 'Stoke City'
Arsenal are making a habit out of scoring goals from corners, and the rest of the league doesn't know what to do about it.
Dimitar Berbatov believes 'Arsenal are the new Stoke City' as the ex-Tottenham player talked about the Gunners set pieces on Amazon Prime last night.
Berbatov is not wrong, as Arteta and his squad continue to score from corners, similar to Tony Pulis's side in the late 2000s, who always scored from throw-ins.
However, this Arsenal squad is much different to Pulis's side due to how unpredictable the corners are.
Mikel Arteta spoke after the game about how the Gunners use set pieces to their advantage:
"I think we want to be very dangerous and very effective from every angle and every face of play. We worked on all of that.
"Today we couldn't score from open play like we did against West Ham, against Sporting, so the team has belief that from every angle we have the mentality to threaten the opponent and to try to score. Today was two set pieces; we constantly have threatening corners."
Arteta will be pleased that his squad can score from any position on the pitch as the rest of the league ponders how to deal with it.
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No Gabriel, no problem
Gabriel was a doubt for last night's game, and when the line-ups came out, it was no surprise that the Brazilian defender wasn't in the squad.
A late fitness test and precautions from Arsenal's medical staff meant that Jakub Kiwior was starting in place of Gabriel.
The Polish defender had a tough task on his hands, but he was one of the Gunner's best players as he helped his side to an important win.
However, you could see in the first half how important Gabriel is, as Declan Rice had to drop deeper to help the Arsenal defence.
This meant that the Arsenal players struggled in the first half to get the ball moving as they adjusted to not having Gabriel in the side.
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Arsenal closed the gap to seven points
Liverpool dropped points away to Newcastle last night as the Merseyside club drew 3-3 with the Magpies.
This was an opportunity for the Gunners to close the gap, and they did just that, as the gap is now seven points.
The Reds travel to arch-rivals Everton on the weekend in the early Saturday morning fixture, and if they don't win at Goodison Park, it opens an opportunity.
The rest of the league will be watching as a draw or loss could be very good for Arsenal as they look to extend their winning streak.
