IT HAS been a perfect start to the New Year for Arsenal. And it just got even better. The Gunners extended their lead at the top of the Premier League over Manchester City to six points. Pep

Reaction to six Premier League games as leaders Arsenal extend their lead at the top of the table with a dominant victory over Aston Villa.

Man Utd have spent big on forwards in the transfer market but priority target Viktor Gyökeres chose to join Arsenal.

Goals by Gabriel Magalhaes and Martin Zubimendi early in the second half gave Arsenal control of a game that had looked fraught with danger.

As ever, England legend and Betfair ambassador Alan Shearer has revealed his Premier League predictions to Metro. Villa back at home. Their Christmas period was unkind with fixtures, Chelsea and Arsenal away, it doesn’t get much tougher than that. I guess they would have taken two draws, so to come away with three points is good.

Arsenal predicted lineup vs. Liverpool. Mikel Arteta has taken to deploying Piero Hincapie at left-back to replace the injured Riccardo Calafiori, instead of the out-of-form Myles

Declan Rice achieves a career first as Arsenal extend their lead at the Premier League summit with a nervy 3-2 win over Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium.

Concern had been building at the Emirates, but Arsenal's triumph over Aston Villa sends them surging into the New Year.

Matchweek 21 is the first full Premier League slate of the new year. It'll begin following some shakeups in the title race. Manchester City are coming off two straight draws to Sunderland and Chelsea,