LONDON (Reuters) - Manchester City thumped Liverpool 4-1 even without goal machine Erling Haaland in their ranks but Arsenal took another step towards a first Premier League title in nearly 20 years as they matched the champions with a 4-1 win over Leeds United on Saturday.
While the title race gathered pace on the resumption of the top flight after the international break, the relegation battle becomes more intriguing by the week with Leicester City the latest side to fall into the bottom three.
Kevin De Bruyne, Ilkay Gundogan and Jack Grealish were all on target in the second half as City dismantled Juergen Klopp's side whose hopes of a top-four finish suffered another blow as they ended the day in eighth place. Ben White made it 2-0 just after halftime and Jesus then grabbed his second of the day from a Leandro Trossard assist.
"What we can control is what we can do. After the international break there was a few tricky situations to manage but everybody wanted to be involved," Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta told reporters.Roy Hodgson's latest return from retirement sparked some life into Crystal Palace as they claimed their first win in 2023 by beating Leicester 2-1 at Selhurst Park.
Pressure is intensifying on Leicester manager Brendan Rodgers as his side lost for the fifth time in six league games.
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