Arsenal's Bruno Guimaraes wants to give manager Mikel Arteta a 'headache' after match-winning display against Leeds United

Midfielder Bruno Guimaraes said he wants to give Mikel Arteta "a headache" after his match-winning performance from the bench in Arsenal's 2-1 victory over Leeds United in the Premier League on Saturday at the Emirates.

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James Justin gave Leeds the lead early in the second half, only for Arsenal to level against the run of play through Riccardo Calafiori.

Guimaraes, a £75m summer signing from Newcastle, then completed the comeback - having come on as a substitute - with an assured finish after being teed up by an audacious flick from Declan Rice.

The victory sees the champions close the gap on league leaders Manchester City, who remain top on goal difference ahead of their trip to Liverpool on Sunday.

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"It feels unbelievable," Guimaraes told TNT Sports afterwards.

"I felt in the last game against Brighton we were not at the level. Today the mentality was bouncing back.

"This is my first official game at home. It feels unbelievable to score and it's an important goal, three important points. Great finish and I am very happy.

"Great feeling. For me it is important to give my best and give a little bit of a headache to the manager. I'm just happy to score my first goal here, an important goal."

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On having a point to prove to Arteta, Guimaraes added: "Yes, I have been proving [myself] in the Premier League for the past five years so of course, it's a new challenge for me, it's always important to play.

"The most important thing for Bruno is to go to the pitch and play the best football, I am very happy with that today."

Former Arsenal defender Martin Keown hailed Guimaraes's "personality" and "class" after the Brazil international's winning goal.

"Bruno Guimaraes comes off the bench and he plays with an electricity, a personality, and though Califiori gets the equaliser, Arsenal go to another level," said TNT Sports expert Keown.

"You see all the intricate football from Martin Odegaard and Arsenal are flying again and look like champions. Until the 60th minute, it wasn't quite in the locker but credit to the manager with the wonderful players on the bench he has at his disposal. He got it right, the timing was right.

"[Guimaraes] has really endeared himself to the faithful here. He's another level. He's the sort of player you buy when you're champions. Personality, he's oozing class, that devilment.

"The goal that he scores - he starts it, finishes it, and he's made a big announcement that he's an Arsenal player."

Arteta: 'We had to restore our identity'

Arteta said Arsenal had to "restore their identity" against Leeds, after a dismal 3-0 defeat to Brighton in their last Premier League outing before the extended international break.

"Before the game we talked about two things," Arteta told TNT Sports. "One, the challenge ahead because Leeds had not lost in the Premier League and it was going to be really tough.

"And secondly, to restore our identity and be ourselves again, regardless of the context of the match.

"We weren't pleased against Brighton and today was an opportunity to put that right. We certainly reacted in the manner we expected.

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"When you play at 12:30 at home and you go 1-0 down, you have to restore a lot of things. The energy is one of them. We had an incredible response, you could sense the crowd, the energy changed immediately. The finishers came in and made a huge difference to help us win the game.

"We bring a lot of leadership in those three players. Goal threat, players that can win duals, can play forward and penetrate against this high press.

"The timing, the connection and the execution of it, it was a beauty."

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