Five-star Arsenal brings down slumping City
Arsenal moved back to within six points of Premier League leader Liverpool with a 5-1 rout of title rival Manchester City, helped by Myles Lewis-Skelly's first senior goal.
Lewis-Skelly, who was sent off in the win at Wolves but saw his ban rescinded on appeal, curled home just after the hour as the Gunners earned a statement win.
Fellow teenager Ethan Nwaneri was also among the scorers as Mikel Arteta's Gunners swept the champions aside with a devastating second-half performance.
Things started poorly for City, which fell behind within just 103 seconds of kick-off. Manuel Akanji was put in trouble by John Stones's pass and lost possession on the edge of his area, allowing Kai Havertz to square for a Martin Odegaard tap-in.
Havertz missed a glorious chance to double Arsenal's lead midway through the first half and City drew level 10 minutes after the interval, Erling Haaland heading Savinho's cross back across goal and in.
However, that parity was short-lived as Arsenal retook the lead 38 seconds after the restart. Phil Foden's pass was picked off by Thomas Partey, whose long-range effort deflected off Stones and sailed in.
Lewis-Skelly had his first Premier League goal five minutes later as he bent a finish beyond Stefan Ortega, and he celebrated by mimicking Haaland's iconic meditation pose.
But Arsenal was not done there as Havertz finished a lightning break to make it 4-1, then substitute Nwaneri completed the rout with a spectacular left-footed finish at the death.
While Arsenal maintains the pressure on Liverpool, which face Everton in their game in hand in nine days, City stays fourth and could drop lower when Chelsea hosts West Ham on Tuesday.
