Manchester City opened up a four-point lead in the Premier League title race by thrashing Watford 5-1 and Arsenal seized the initiative in the battle for fourth spot on Saturday.
Brazilian Gabriel Jesus scored four goals as City applied pressure on chasing Liverpool ahead of their Merseyside derby on Sunday against struggling Everton.Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comArsenal followed up their midweek win at Chelsea with a 3-1 home defeat of Manchester United to move into fourth place, ahead of Tottenham Hotspur who could only draw 0-0 away to Brentford in the day's late kickoff.
"For me even before the game it wasn't very likely, but after today's result it's gone, yes," interim boss Ralf Rangnick, who faces a tough task in his final four games, said. A stunning strike from Spain international Rodri restored City's two-goal advantage in the 34th minute before Jesus completed his first Premier League hat-trick early in the second half after converting from the penalty spot.
"We have one month of the season to go, we need players like Gabriel," City manager Pep Guardiola said.
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