Arsenal made light of the absence of any specialist strikers as midfielder Mikel Merino scored both goals in a 2-0 win at Leicester City that kept the north London club's Premier League title challenge very much on track on Saturday.

Here are the City player ratings as Manchester City emphatically dispatched Newcastle United 4-nil at the Etihad. A hat trick from Omar Marmoush will get the headlines, but it is Pep Guardiola’s side’s most complete performance for some time.