Manchester City was on Monday night held to a 3-3 draw by Everton at Goodison Park handing Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal a five point lead.
Jeremy Doku opened the scoring in the first half thanks to a moment of magic from the 23-year-old Belgiun sending Pep Guardiola’s side ahead at the break.
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Everton responded by netting two quick goals in the second half in a five mnutes through Thierno Barry and Jack O’Brien before Barry completed his brace for the night.
Manchester CIty pulled the second goal from Erling Haaland before Jeremy Doku levelled things up in the 90+7 minute of the clash.
The results leave Pep Guardiola’s side with 71 points, five points behind Arsenal with a game in hand which wil be played over the weekend against Brentford.
Arsenal fans have welcomed the news boosting their title hopes this season following a series of mixed results across the fixtures.
