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Arsenal put on one of their best showings of the season with a 5-0 thrashing of London rivals Chelsea at the Emirates on Tuesday night.
Kai Havertz haunted his former side by scoring a brace, with Ben White also bagging a pair of goals, while Leandro Trossard opened the scoring.
While the title race is still in Manchester City's hands, Mikel Arteta's side sent a message to Pep Guardiola's men and Liverpool with an impressive showing.
Arsenal have a three point lead over Liverpool who play Everton tomorrow, and four over Man City who have two games in hand.
Mail Sport's Isaan Khan rates how Arsenal's players performed, while Kieran Gill gives his verdict on the disappointing Blues.
Arsenal produced a stunning performance to go three points clear with a 5-0 win over Chelsea
Arsenal (4-3-3)
David Raya: 7
A presence in goal. Another clean-sheet.
Ben White: 7.5
Capped off a good display with a neat finish to put his side 2-0 up and unlock the match.
Ben White bagged himself a brace on an excellent night for the Arsenal defender
William Saliba: 7
Physically battled well with the Chelsea frontline when they got in attacking positions.
Gabriel: 7
Nearly had own goal when the ball deflected off his leg and onto a post in the first half. Solid display.
Takehiro Tomiyasu: 7
Was clattered by Nicolas Jackson after nine minutes which should have been a red card. Did well to stay on the pitch and continue.
Martin Odegaard: 8
Provided two assists and was class personified. A constant threat with his through balls.
Thomas Partey: 8.5
One of the best players on the pitch. Made it look easy in the middle. He will be needed for this final run-in of games.
Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard was class personified in an excellent display for the Gunners
Thomas Partey was one of the best players on the pitch and made it look easy in midfield
Declan Rice: 8
A nice assist for Leandro Trossard’s opener. Got in advanced positions, with Partey giving him that cover.
Bukayo Saka: 7
Grew as the game went on. Helped by his fellow attackers being on their A-game.
Kai Havertz: 8
Frustrated the crowd with a couple of early missed chances but hung in there and got two goals. That’s resilience.
Leandro Trossard: 7.5
Set the tone with his early strike, and caused opposition big issues with cutting in from the left flank.
Manager - Mikel Arteta: 7
Stuck by his tactics despite prolificacy in first half. It worked a treat.
Leandro Trossard set the tone with the opening goal just four minutes into the contest
