Gary O’Neil also said despite losing 2-3 to Arsenal at the Emirates, Bournemouth will take heart from the fact they almost caused an upset
By Kehinde Okeowo
Bournemouth boss, Gary O’Neil, has hailed Arsenal as the ‘best team in the Premier League’ this season after the Gunners beat his team on Saturday afternoon.
He made the admission after Mikel Arteta’s men came from 2 goals down to defeat Bournemouth 3-2 at the Emirates Stadium.
Bournemouth looked set to cause an upset and stun the league leaders after goals from Philip Billing and Marco Senesi gave the visitors a 2-0 lead.
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However, the hosts drew level through Thomas Partey and Ben White before ensuring all 3 points remained at the Emirates Stadium after a stunner from second half substitute, Reiss James, in the last second of the encounter.
Gary O’Neil, after the match, said the outcome was a ‘devastating’ result for his team but added the Cherries could take heart from the fact they almost produced an upset against the ‘best team in the Premier League’.
He said: “Arsenal are the best team in the league. I don’t think many people would have expected us to come here and trouble Arsenal but we did and we came up just short,”
