Arsenal decimated Chelsea 5-0 at the Emirates today, achieving the biggest victory ever against their northwest London rival, and provisionally isolated themselves at the top of the English Football League.
In a match on the 29th round, the host team, led by Basque Mikel Arteta, completely dominated the match, ‘pushed’ by a premature goal from Belgian Leandro Trossard, after just four minutes, after an assist from Declan Rice.
However, the Gunners only started to write the rout in the second half, with four goals in the first 25 minutes, two by Ben White, in the 52nd and 70th, intermediated by a double from the German and ex-Chelsea Kai Havertz, at 57 and 65.
In a game in which Norwegian Martin Odegaard also stood out, notably with two assists, Arteta launched Portuguese footballer Fábio Vieira in the 82nd minute, replacing Bukayo Saka. The Gunners’ 21 threatened the sixth at 88.
With this triumph, Arsenal now have 77 points, in 34 games, against 74 for Liverpool, who have 33 games and play on Wednesday at the stronghold of city rival Everton, in the race for a 20th English title, in farewell by German Jürgen Klopp.
Three-time defending champions Manchester City, who are in the race for a 10th Premier League title, are in third place, with 73 points, but have only played 32 games, completing their 33rd on Thursday, at Brighton’s home. .
The Gunners have won 13 Premier League trophies, but have not won the competition for 20 years, since 2003/04, when they won undefeated, something unprecedented, with a team led by Arsène Wenger and in which Thierry Henry, Patrick Vieira featured. , Dennis Bergkamp, Robert Pires or Sol Campbell.
