Arsenal cut its gap to Liverpool at the top of the table to just six points on Sunday courtesy of an emphatic 5-1 win over Manchester City.

It was a game that underlined once again where the champions are lacking as City was sloppy playing out from the back, brittle in defence and failed to create sufficient chances to win the game at the other end.

As for Arsenal, it continued its unbeaten run in the Premier League, which stretches to 14 games, and remains Liverpool’s closest title challengers.



Instead, a timid Havertz fired wide.  And City looked to have punished that error when Erling Haaland headed in sublimely from a Savinho cross in the 55th minute, but it only served to drive Arsenal on.

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Thomas Partey almost immediately put the Gunners ahead when his strike deflected in off John Stones, before Myles Lewis-Skelly got his name on the scoresheet after he drove forward from left-back and placed beyond Stefan Ortega.

With 15 minutes left to play, Havertz redeemed himself when he finished off a decisive Arsenal counter, cutting inside and curling a shot into the bottom corner.

5-1, this was a rout, and emphasized how far City has fallen in such a short space of time.

When the sides last met, the feisty 2-2 draw was seen as a meeting between the country’s top two sides.

Arsenal could still ruin Liverpool’s title dreams, as unlikely as that looks

City, now 15 points behind and having played a game more, has no chance

Liverpool’s gap to Arsenal is six, with that extra match still to play.

By the time the Gunners are next in Premier League action that lead could be stretched to nine points after Liverpool’s final trip to Goodison Park
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