{"id":301938,"date":"2023-12-09T23:24:36","date_gmt":"2023-12-09T23:24:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=301938"},"modified":"2023-12-09T23:24:36","modified_gmt":"2023-12-09T23:24:36","slug":"john-mcginn-hails-monumental-week-as-aston-villa-defeat-arsenal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/john-mcginn-hails-monumental-week-as-aston-villa-defeat-arsenal\/","title":{"rendered":"John McGinn hails &apos;monumental week&apos; as Aston Villa defeat Arsenal"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> John McGinn hails &#8216;monumental week&#8217; as Aston Villa claim back-to-back wins against Premier League Champions Man City and title contenders Arsenal&#8230; as the Scot hopes &#8216;the newbies&#8217; can continue to challenge at the top<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>John McGinn has lauded his Aston Villa team-mates after a &#8216;monumental week&#8217;\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Unai Emery&#8217;s side have claimed back-to-back wins against Arsenal and Man City\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>It will do Arsenal no harm at all to have Arteta out of sight at Villa Park &#8211; It&#8217;s All Kicking Off<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>John McGinn hailed a \u2018monumental week\u2019 for Aston Villa as they defeated Manchester City and Arsenal in the space four days to announce themselves as title contenders.<\/p>\n<p>Villa secured a record 15th straight home win in the Premier League and despite Unai Emery\u2019s insistence that they are not in the race for the Premier League crown, they are now only two points off leaders Liverpool after 16 games.<\/p>\n<p>Villa were not as impressive as in their 1-0 win over City last Wednesday but they showed superb resilience to win by the same scoreline thanks to McGinn\u2019s seventh-minute strike.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018What a monumental week it has been for us,\u2019 said McGinn. \u2018There&#8217;s a long way to go. The teams around us have been in these positions for years and are so experienced.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We are the newbies. Can we keep it up? I don\u2019t know. We\u2019ll see. Hopefully. The targets have certainly been revised.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/09\/20\/78775977-0-image-a-50_1702154422161.jpg\" height=\"411\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>John McGinn has lauded his Aston Villa team-mates after a &#8216;monumental week&#8217; that saw the Villans extend their home record to 15 wins on the bounce\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/09\/21\/78774949-12845749-The_Scotland_international_scored_the_only_goal_of_the_game_to_h-a-76_1702155924162.jpg\" height=\"392\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Scotland international scored the only goal of the game to help his side claim a 1-0 victory against Arsenal<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/09\/21\/78775981-12845749-It_comes_as_Unai_Emery_s_side_also_defeated_Man_City_in_midweek_-a-77_1702155924163.jpg\" height=\"424\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>It comes as Unai Emery&#8217;s side also defeated Man City in midweek 1-0 to move them to third<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Arsenal have made a habit of scoring late goals and it was up to us to keep concentrated. They are a top quality team so their manager adjusted a few things. Did it work? Maybe, maybe not.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2018They had a lot of the ball but not too many clear-cut chances. We\u2019ve kept a clean sheet against the two best teams in the league in my opinion and it\u2019s another huge win.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Emery\u2019s men also saw two debatable calls go their way. Douglas Luiz was not punished for making contact with Gabriel Jesus inside the box early in the second half, while Kai Havertz\u2019s late strike was ruled out for handball \u2013 with the decision upheld after a lengthy VAR check.<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta \u2013 who was in the stands serving a touchline ban \u2013 hinted at frustration with those decisions, saying he had a \u2018big opinion\u2019 on them. Yet when asked to elaborate, Arteta added only: \u2018Clear and obvious. That\u2019s all I can say.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We were the better team and deserved more. We can\u2019t demand much more from the team but we lacked accuracy in the box. I\u2019m really pleased with the performance but disappointed as we didn\u2019t get the result we want.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Emery is likely to rest key players for Thursday\u2019s trip to face Bosnian club Zrinjski Mostar in the Europa Conference League, ahead of next Sunday\u2019s clash with Brentford.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/09\/21\/78775985-12845749-McGinn_scored_in_the_first_half_burying_the_ball_into_the_bottom-a-78_1702155924163.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>McGinn scored in the first half, burying the ball into the bottom left corner of the goal to net his fourth Premier League goal of the season<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/09\/21\/78774799-12845749-While_Villa_are_now_unbeaten_in_seven_games_Arsenal_suffered_the-a-79_1702155924165.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>While Villa are now unbeaten in seven games, Arsenal suffered their second defeat of the season on Saturday night<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/09\/21\/78774979-12845749-Mikel_Arteta_had_to_watch_the_game_from_the_stands_as_the_Arsena-a-80_1702155924166.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Mikel Arteta had to watch the game from the stands as the Arsenal boss served a touchline ban<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/09\/21\/78774851-12845749-Tempers_flared_after_the_match_with_Kai_Havertz_and_Emiliano_Mar-a-81_1702155924168.jpg\" height=\"443\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Tempers flared after the match with Kai Havertz and Emiliano Martinez squaring off\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Midfielder Luiz and defender Lucas Digne will miss that one after both picked up their fifth bookings of the season here.<\/p>\n<p>Emery said: \u2018If we are still in the same position after 30 or 32 games, maybe I can speak about the title. We have played only 16 games.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We are in the top four and must try to stay there but it is difficult. I don\u2019t think I\u2019ll win so many home games in a row again but we have to enjoy it.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Asked why he had not shaken hands with the Arsenal coaches after the game, Emery explained: \u2018Arteta was not on the bench. I shook hands with some people inside the tunnel as they were at the club when I was, but it\u2019s nothing personal. I don\u2019t have anything negative against Arsenal.\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, launching with a preview show today and every week this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12845749\/Arsenal-Aston-Villa-John-McGinn-hails-monumental-week-Premier-League-Man-City.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>John McGinn hails &#8216;monumental week&#8217; as Aston Villa claim back-to-back wins against Premier League Champions Man City and title contenders <span class=\"more-text\">&hellip;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":301937,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>John McGinn hails &amp;apos;monumental week&amp;apos; 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