Arsene Wenger is convinced Arsenal have a “maturity” that will prolong their title challenge.
The Arsenal boss has warned or a difficult November that will sort out where they stand in a “tight” top five battle.
They are level with Man City at the top, with key players Olivier Giroud and Aaron Ramsey back fit again.
Wenger said: “Maturity is what you want to show. I believe so, yes, but that’s what we want to show over a longer distance, you know, and that’s what is at stake.
“We now have some difficult games coming up, we have a difficult November, so by the end of the November we’ll know more about ourselves, but the desire and the mentality is great in the side.
“We have a great togetherness and we have quality as well, so they are good ingredients, but we have to show that we can do it week in, week out.
“This win strengthens our belief that we can bounce back from the disappointing result we had last week and that we can also bounce back within a game when it doesn’t go our way.
“Overall I believe it can convince the team that we’re playing the right way.”
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Ramsey will be a key man and Wenger could play in the Champions’ League in midweek against Ludogorets Razgrad.
Wenger said: “He is a box to box player. He drives and pushes the team forward and that is exactly what we want in our side. He can play as holding midfielder and he can play on the flanks as well.
“He is Lampard-ish, you know, he likes to get in the box and shoot from distance, they have similar qualities.”