Gunners hero Nwankwo Kanu delivers his verdict on Arsenal's win against Chelsea

Published: May 13, 2021

Arsenal registered their third consecutive away clean sheet by beating Chelsea 1-0 at Stamford Bridge to keep alive their slim hopes of a top-seven finish in the Premier League with two matches to go.

The Gunners netted the game-winning goal in bizarre circumstances as Emile Smith-Rowe tapped in following an error by Jorginho, whose back-pass was saved by Kepa Arrizabalaga, only for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to pounce on the rebound and set up the young attacking midfielder.

Arsenal legend Nwankwo Kanu was delighted to see the Emirates Stadium outfit claim a win which sees them remain in the hunt for European football next season.

The retired Nigeria international has fond memories of the fixture, having displayed his goalscoring prowess by netting a hat-trick against Chelsea on October 23, 1999.

Arsenal had been trailing 2-0 before Kanu single-handedly gave Arsene Wenger's team three points, finding the net three times with fifteen minutes remaining.

Taking to Twitter after Wednesday's game, the former Arsenal number 25 said : "It’s always a good day when Arsenal beats Chelsea. Well done Gunners".

1996 Olympics gold medalist, Kanu was in the Arsenal side that beat Chelsea to win the 2002 FA Cup.

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