Sunderland v Arsenal LIVE: Result and reaction as Guimaraes stunner helps Premier League champions continue perfect start

Following a controlled first half, the Gunners were handed a scare 11 minutes after the restart when the hosts were awarded a penalty, but David Raya made a brilliant save to palm Enzo Le Fee’s spot-kick against the left post.

“It’s a big moment, you know, trying to, especially now away from home, and they were a little bit on top of us,” he tells TNT. “I think that save made the players and the team to have that faith to keep going and win the game, which we did, and two minutes later we scored the goal, a wonderful goal from Bruno.

“But even if we conceded that goal, I think we had that faith to get back to the game. So obviously important to keep the clean sheet because that helped us to win games and important to save the penalty as well.”

The former defender, working as a pundit for TNT Sports, said: “Yes, of course it’s early in the season, but Bruno Guimaraes has had limited involvement up to now. But what a way to announce yourself to the Arsenal away fans.

“Incredible strike, he must have heard the boos all around this stadium and boy did that shut the crowd up. I mean, what a hit that was, an incredible strike, a class player, it’s going to the next level and in these moments it’s the squad we talked about.

“You look to the bench, it just looked like it could be his moment, he came in and he made the difference.”

“I’m so upset,” he tells TNT Sports. “It’s unacceptable at this level. Unacceptable. This can change the course of a season. The championship, it’s unacceptable. I’ve seen it 10 times to make sure, because I watched it live and I said ‘it’s not possible at this level it’s going to be a penalty.’

“It’s a judo roll, that’s what it is. It cannot happen. I’ve been in football for almost 28 years, it’s not a penalty in any case, in any game, in any context, in any league.”

“Beautiful goal and a very good place,” the former Newcastle man tells TNT Sports. “Everyone knows my past, I had an amazing history at Newcastle, but now I’m trying to create a new history here and I start with the right foot.”

That’s our lot. The Gunners retain their 100% record but this was not an easy win and it was not pretty at all. Sunderland did well for long spells but David Raya was exceptional in the visiting goal.

Saka tucks it into the bottom right corner. Roefs goes the right way but can’t reach it.

96’ – On the counterattack Saka is dragged down by Reinildo. It’s an obvious penalty and he is shown a second yellow to compound the misery.