Arsenal rallies to best Chelsea, while Man United drops more points in the Premier League

Arsenal rallies to best Chelsea, while Man United drops more points in the Premier League JAMES ROBSON MANCHESTER, ENGLAND THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PUBLISHED 36 MINUTES AGO Open this photo in gallery: Arsenal's Martin Odegaard, centre, reacts during his team's English Premier League soccer match against Chelsea in London, on Sunday. DAVE SHOPLAND/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS COMMENTS SHARE SAVE FOR LATER Listen to this article Learn more about audio Log in or create a free account to listen to this article. Arsenal passed the biggest test of its Premier League title defence so far by rallying to a 2-1 win against Chelsea on Sunday. Martin Odegaard struck a 50th-minute winner at the Emirates Stadium after Morgan Rogers had given Chelsea an early lead. Kai Havertz equalized in the first half for Arsenal, which has a 100 per cent record after three games and moved level at the top of the standings with Manchester City. “From start-to-finish it was a joy to watch our team play and compete. The threat we created, huge individual performances as well, the atmosphere inside the stadium was something great to witness,” Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said. Manchester United ’s difficult start to the season continued with a 2-2 draw at Everton, despite twice leading at Hill Dickinson Stadium. Statement win for Arsenal Arsenal faced down the challenge of a Chelsea team that is expected to be among its main rivals for the title this season. And it was not only the result that will have sent out a message to the likes of Man City and Liverpool, but the nature of the win. Chelsea got off to a perfect start when Rogers volleyed low from the edge of the area to beat David Raya in the second minute. But Arsenal produced the response of a champion by creating a slew of chances before Havertz fired into the corner in the 25th. Odegaard’s decisive strike came five minutes into the second half as he finished clinically from inside the box. Open this photo in gallery: Morgan Rogers of Chelsea reacts with Declan Rice of Arsenal during their match at Emirates Stadium on Sunday in London. RYAN PIERSE/GETTY IMAGES “It was a big massive game, a tough opponent, really hard for us against a really good team. It was a big fight and we got there in the end,” Odegaard said. “We always want to keep fighting and have showed that many times. Conceding early is never ideal, but our reaction was top, [we] could have scored some more goals and got our reward. I think it was a brilliant…