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Unflappable Gab is living the redeem (again) as he picks himself up to blast back after blunder

- TOM CANTON

THERE comes a time in almost every title bid when a question is asked, the answer to which will inform us if the challenge is real.

When Gabriel's horribly misplaced pass found its way to a grateful Evanilson to open the scoring after 10 minutes, there was a chance of this game turning into a long night for Arsenal.

There was also the reality that if that had happened, Manchester City would have had renewed hope of piling on the pressure 24 hours later.

To respond so quickly showed great resilience from the Brazil defender and from his teammates, as manager Mikel Arteta acknowledged.

"It's part of football and it's about how you react to the next action," he said. "You need to have a short memory to be at the top constantly.

"With a positive action it happens the same because there's another one that is the most important one.

"But today, especially when you concede a goal after that, it's really tough to do it mentally, especially with what is at stake. So I'm impressed with what he's done."