Five-star Arsenal keep pressure on Liverpool with rout of Palace

Bukayo Saka went off injured with what looked like a recurrence of the hamstring problem that kept him out of action for a few weeks earlier in the season.

FESTIVE CHEER: Arsenal’s Declan Rice celebrates scoring their side's fifth goal. Pic: Adam Davy/PA Wire.

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Mikel Arteta masterminded an emphatic victory to move his side within three points of early season Premier League leaders Liverpool. The title favourites have two games in hand, but Arsenal desperately needed a convincing win after dropping points in two consecutive draws coming into this match. The victory also means Arsenal pass through all of 2024 without losing a London derby.