Swaggering Arsenal start title defence with 3-0 win

Champions' new swagger on show as Coventry are swept aside at the Emirates.

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What happened. Arsenal began their Premier League title defence with a comfortable 3-0 victory over newly promoted Coventry City at the Emirates Stadium.

• Arsenal's first title in 22 years has given them a swagger of winners.
• Captain Martin Odegaard says the team wants to attack the title, not defend it.
• Mikel Arteta became the fifth manager to reach 150 Premier League wins in under 250 games.

“We don't feel we have to defend anything. We want to do it again and that's the mindset.”

— Martin Odegaard

Arsenal aim to retain the title with a confident, attacking mindset under Arteta.

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