Arsenal were both irrepressible and ruthless, scoring with every one of their first five shots on target.
It’s been that sort of start to 2024 for Mikel Arteta’s side. No matter the hype surrounding another potential classic City-Liverpool title duel, his mob from north London aren’t going away.
Martin Odegaard started the rout in a Lancashire monsoon and cupped his ear as a gesture to the celebration police. Kai Havertz, in arguably his best game in an Arsenal shirt, completed the scoring.
In between, Bukayo Saka’s double saw him score in four consecutive league games for the first time and stand-in centre-forward Leandro Trossard also netted.