Arsenal vs Chelsea: Gunners stamp authority, but Blues are contenders too

Arsenal’s pedigree as defending Premier League champions faced its first big test of the season, with the Gunners hosting title aspirants and big spenders Chelsea on the third matchday.It is not often that games built up with such hype and expectations live up to their billing, but Arsenal’s 2-1 win over Chelsea certainly delivered on Sunday.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4‘Nothing has changed’: Infantino to stand for FIFA president re-electionlist 2 of 4Maitland-Niles stuns Manchester United as Everton claim last-ditch pointlist 3 of 4Lamine Yamal scores twice as Barcelona win 5-0 at Valencia in La Ligalist 4 of 4Adidas faces boycott calls over campaign featuring former Israeli soldierend of listBreathless action, sub-plots galore and a total of 99 minutes and 35 seconds of edge-of-your-seat football drama.We may only be three rounds into the marathon 38-game Premier League season, but it was the first real test of the credentials for Arsenal and new-look Chelsea after their $473m summer outlay.Here are five things we learned from the featured clash at the Emirates.Arsenal’s defence: Injuries? No problemWhat do you get when you pit arguably the league’s meanest defen...