Arsenal thrashed Manchester City 5-1 at a buoyant Emirates Stadium to send Mikel Arteta's side back within six points of Liverpool, Sky Sports reported.

Substitute Ethan Nwaneri's stunning goal in stoppage time, curled into the corner after cutting inside from the right, completed the rout and came after fellow academy graduate Myles Lewis-Skelly had scored Arsenal's third with his first at senior level.

Lewis-Skelly celebrated in the style of Erling Haaland, who had earlier pulled Manchester City level following Martin Odegaard's second-minute opener but who the home fans relished taunting following the explosive scenes in the 2-2 draw in September.

City were only level for 105 seconds after Haaland nodded in Savinho's cross, with Thomas Partey instantly cutting out a woeful Phil Foden pass and sending a deflected shot past Stefan Ortega.

Manchester City proceeded to completely collapse, with Lewis-Skelly driving into the box and adding the third goal before Kai Havertz, who had missed a glaring chance in the first half, fired clinically into the corner for Arsenal's fourth.

The home fans were already celebrating in preparation for the final whistle when an incredible afternoon got even better for them, Nwaneri cushioning a long, diagonal pass from the excellent Declan Rice and finding the corner in brilliant style.

Arsenal had needed big saves from David Raya to deny Josko Gvardiol and Savinho in the first half but the visitors had no reply to the second-half onslaught as they suffered their heaviest away Premier League defeat since a 4-0 loss to Everton in 2017.

They have conceded four or more goals on four separate occasions this season, which is the most in a single campaign in Guardiola's managerial career.

Their latest loss leaves them nine points behind Arsenal in fourth place, while the Gunners close the gap on Liverpool, who have a game in hand to come against Everton.