Mikel Arteta's side made it seven successive wins in the Premier League to restore their eight-point lead at the top of the table

Arsenal answered Manchester City's win against Liverpool earlier on Saturday with a comfortable 4-1 success against Leeds United to restore their eight-point advantage at the top of the Premier League.

Mikel Arteta's side were far from their best, but two goals from Gabriel Jesus – his first since October – were enough to see them to a seventh successive league success.

Ben White was also on target for Arsenal, as was Granit Xhaka, while a deflected Rasmus Kristensen shot 15 minutes from time at least gave the travelling Leeds fans something to cheer.

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  Goalkeeper & Defence

  Aaron Ramsdale (6/10):

  Made a good early stop inside seven seconds. Solid performance, even though he missed out on a clean sheet.

  Ben White (6/10):

  Scored the crucial second goal to settle any nerves.

  Rob Holding (6/10):

  Another good performance in the absence of Saliba.

  Gabriel Magalhaes (6/10):

  Defended on the front foot. Was one of Arsenal's better performers in the underwhelming first half.

  Oleksandr Zinchenko (6/10):

  Wasn't really able to influence the game.

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  Midfield

  Thomas Partey (6/10):

  Not at his best, but had some good moments.

  Granit Xhaka (7/10):

  Played some lovely passes after shaking off an early knock. Lovely header to make it 4-1.

  Martin Odegaard (7/10):

  Really quiet first half. Saw more of the ball after the break and got the assist for Xhaka's goal.

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  Attack

  Leandro Trossard (7/10):

  Another excellent assist. Really bright second half.

  Gabriel Jesus (8/10):

  Two goals which will do him the world of good. Lively.

  Gabriel Martinelli (7/10):

  Superb play to set up White's goal, unlucky to see one effort cleared off the line.

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  Subs & Manager

  Jorginho (5/10):

  Neat and tidy after replacing Partey.

  Bukayo Saka (5/10):

  Didn't make much of an impact after being left out due to illness.

  Kieran Tierney (N/A):

  Only introduced for the final five minutes.

  EmileSmithRowe (N/A):

  Not enough time to make anything happen.

  Fabio Vieira (N/A):

  On for the last few minutes.

  Mikel Arteta (7/10):

  A good day for the manager. No Saliba, Saka sick, but his side still won comfortably after City threw down the gauntlet.

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