New Delhi, Feb. 12 -- Manchester City closed the gap on Premier League leader Arsenal to three points with a 3-0 win against Fulham on Tuesday.

Antoine Semenyo, Nico O'Reilly and Erling Haaland all struck in the first half at the Etihad as City issued another statement of intent in the race for the title.

Arsenal has a game in hand on Pep Guardiola's team, but will be feeling the heat ahead of its visit to Brentford on Thursday.

"We have put the pressure back on Arsenal. We need to sit tight, watch the game tomorrow and hopefully it goes our way," Semenyo said.

Liverpool bounced back from defeat to City on Sunday and boosted its hopes of Champions League qualification with a 1-0 win at Sunderland.

And third-place Aston Villa could st...