Arsenal comfortably beat Manchester United at the Emirates after two goals from Alexis Sanchez and a further strike from Mesut Ozil.

United were blown away right from the off, and the high line they adopted left them vulnerable on the counter, which Sanchez and co took full advantage of.

Ozil and Sanchez linked up brilliantly for the opener in the sixth minute, with the German's pinpoint cross flicked in at the near post by the Chile forward. Johan Cruyff would have been proud of that finish.

And one minute later, United were undone again, this time Theo Walcott laying on a perfect pass for Ozil to steer home, and send the Emirates into raptures.

The Gunners were three to the good in under 20 minutes, after Sanchez rode the half-hearted challenge of a hapless Matteo Darmian, before rifling an unstoppable strike into the top corner, leaving David de Gea no chance.

United huffed and puffed but that opening 20 minutes of madness settled this encounter, with Petr Cech making several fine saves to preserve the Gunners' clean sheet.

Despite supposedly being in “crisis”, the result sees Arsenal leapfrog United on goal difference, and the Gunners are just two points behind leaders Manchester City. The title race is well and truly on.

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