Bukayo Saka saluted Arsenal s fighting spirit as they withstood a late Tottenham revival to claim all three points in the north London derby.
Mikel Arteta s side prevailed 3-2 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium to extend their lead at the Premier League summit to four points over second-place Manchester City with three matches remaining, though the Citizens still have two games in hand.
The Gunners surged into a 3-0 lead before half-time with Saka and Kai Havertz on target after Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg s own-goal broke the deadlock.
The winger s 15th goal of the season his highest tally during a single term saw him become the first English player to score home and away for Arsenal against Tottenham in the same Premier League campaign since Ian Wright in 1993-94.
However, the visitors given a late scare with Cristian Romero pouncing on David Raya s error to pull a goal back, before Heung-Min Son s 87th-minute penalty set up a grandstand finish.
Nevertheless, they held on for three points and, though the destiny of the title is out of their hands, their challenge remains very much alive.
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The last 20 minutes weren t nice, but it was worth it, Saka told Sky Sports.
We know it s a big derby, and they don t want to lose 3-0 at home. Once they got one goal, the crowd were up and the momentum shifted their way. But I m proud of the boys. We fought until the end, and got the three points.
We showed our level heads at the end, and I m proud to get the win. We know what it means to the fans and to us, so we re delighted.
This is a massive win for us. We ve got three [matches] to go, we re going to give it everything. City are an amazing team, but they re not perfect nobody s perfect, they can drop points. We just need to do our job and see where it leads us.
