Aside from needle surrounding Haaland, Gabriel and Arteta, this was the first time Arsenal have scored five against City since February 2003, and a fourth league game unbeaten for them against Guardiola’s side, after a run of 12 consecutive head-to-head defeats in the top flight.

Arsenal moved nine points clear of Manchester City with a glorious and dominant win over their recent rivals. After the draw earlier in the season, this win felt amazing and didn’t the players know it?