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OLIVER HOLT: Title shootout? No, this was an EXECUTION by Man City's firing squad... even by their standards, this 4-1 thrashing of challengers Arsenal was a performance of breathtaking brilliance

Manchester City took pole position in the Premier League title race with a dominant 4-1 win over Arsenal on Wednesday night.

Kevin de Bruyne fired the hosts ahead with a superb solo goal in the seventh minute and set up John Stones for City's second just before the half-time whistle.

The Belgian continued to link up fruitfully with Erling Haaland in attack and was eventually rewarded with a third goal in the 54th minute, coolly slotting his effort past Aaron Ramsdale to put the defending champions 3-0 ahead.

Rob Holding grabbed a consolation goal for the Gunners late on, but Haaland scored with practically the last kick of the game to net his 49th goal for the season across all competitions, marking a superb 4-1 win.