London, Feb. 1 -- Arsenal assured it will retain at least a four-point lead over Manchester City and Aston Villa while piling the pressure once again on its two closest rivals with a convincing 4-0 win away to Leeds United on Saturday.
Mikel Arteta was without Mikel Merino with a foot injury, and lost Bukayo Saka with a physical problem as the teams were warming up. However, it wasn't a problem as Arsenal controlled the first half and went in 2-0 up at halftime thanks to Martin Zubimendi's opening strike and an error from Leeds goalkeeper Karl Darlow, who gifted the second goal in the 38th minute.
Viktor Gyokeres added a third in the 69th minute, and Gabriel Jesus chipped in with a typical late effort with four minutes left on the clock....