Manchester City sit five points behind Arsenal with a game in hand, with a meeting between the two sides to take place in April.

Arsenal will have the opportunity to extend their Premier League advantage over rivals Manchester City to seven points when they travel to Molineux.

The Gunners still cruised to victory over Wigan in the FA Cup.

The Gunners boss was praying his Premier League title chasers would not suffer a late defeat.

The Premier League leaders looked set to move six points clear again when Noni Madueke gave them the lead in west London.

The Sweden striker came off the bench to score twice and seal a 3-0 win over Sunderland.

Mikel Arteta’s side are one match away from ending their six-year wait for a trophy after they saw off Chelsea at the Emirates to reach the final.

Mikel Arteta’s side already carried a 3-2 advantage from the opening game at Stamford Bridge to north London.

The former Manchester United midfielder has won his first two games in charge since succeeding Ruben Amorim at Old Trafford.

Arsenal’s Premier League title tilt was dealt a blow following a 3-2 loss to United at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday.

The Gunners’ lead is down to four points after a damaging weekend on which Manchester City and Aston Villa both won.

Michael Carrick landed his second win in as many matches as United’s interim manager.

The Gunners last won the league title in 2004 and have finished as runners-up for the past three seasons.

Gunners boss Mikel Arteta, when asked about Guardiola’s comments, said: “We are doing a lot of things right but we are far from perfect.”

Arsenal will head into Sunday’s pivotal Premier League contest at the Emirates Stadium buoyed by their impressive 3-1 win over Inter Milan.

Gabriel Jesus scored twice as the Gunners sealed a top-two finish in the Champions League’s opening phase.

The Gunners’ lead at the summit could be cut to four points on Sunday.

The pair were engaged in an apparent disagreement at half-time in Arsenal’s Carabao Cup meeting with Chelsea.

Garnacho was introduced by Rosenior on 53 minutes and struck twice.

Liam Rosenior sent on Garnacho from the bench in his first home match as Chelsea manager.

The Arsenal forward scored an FA Cup hat-trick against Portsmouth.

Arsenal sit five points clear at the top of the Premier League following goals from Gabriel, Martin Zubimendi, Leandro Trossard and Gabriel Jesus.

Arteta’s squad depth has been tested this season, with a number of players ruled out for significant spells through injury.

Defensive injuries are piling up for the Gunners.

The Gunners have already suffered 28 injuries so far this term, which is among the highest in the Premier League.

The Gunners sit five points clear of Manchester City heading into another busy week.

The Gunners captain has been sidelined since early October.

The striker missed training on Monday after going off at the weekend with a muscle problem.

Arteta was able to rotate his squad for Tuesday’s 2-0 Champions League win over Olympiacos.

Substitute Leandro Trossard sealed the win in the 86th minute.

Eze was presented to the Emirates crowd in the minutes before Arsenal’s 5-0 demolition job of Leeds.

Arteta confirmed Havertz will miss Arsenal’s Premier League clash against Leeds at the Emirates on Saturday.

Viktor Gyokeres did not play much in his stint with the Seagulls.

The Gunners were rocked by the news that key centre-half Gabriel will be sidelined for the rest of the season with a hamstring injury.

Arsenal were unable to reinforce their injury-hit forward line during the transfer window.

United failed to score in a home defeat to Crystal Palace hours before Rashford’s loan move to Aston Villa was confirmed.

Haaland launched a ball at Gabriel’s head before telling Arteta to “stay humble” after the last match between Arsenal and Man City.

Arsenal close the gap on Premier League leaders Liverpool to four matches.

The holders secured their passage through to the next stage with goalkeeper Altay Bayindir the hero.

The England international sustained a hamstring injury in the Gunners’ 5-1 win at Crystal Palace.

Arsenal hosted Shakhtar just 72 hours after playing one hour with 10 men in their 2-0 defeat at the Cherries, with Liverpool up next at the Emirates.

The highly-rated midfielder delivered on his first start for the Gunners after he struck in both halves.

The Gunners drew a blank against Atalanta in the Champions League on Thursday.