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Arsenal resisted a late fightback from Brighton to keep hold of first place in the Premier League, but Manchester City and Aston Villa are in hot pursuit.

Liverpool remains in fourth place on 34 points from 20 games, 14 behind leaders Arsenal and three ahead of fifth-placed Manchester United.

Le Bris, though, is anticipating a competitive title race, even if he believes Arsenal are “a bit more clinical” in a rather surprising comparison to Man City. “They are really good,” the Sunderland boss said of the two title contenders.

Arsenal and Adidas’ work on the No More Red campaign continues into a fifth year. While the white playing shirt has served as a powerful tool to raise awareness for the campaign, there will be different expressions and activations this season, with a strong focus on supporting local communities.

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

Fifteen wins in 17 matches in the Dutch league and are in the race to end up in the league phase's top 24 right now in the Champions League. Their only two wins in Europe this season came from a stunning 4-1 win at Liverpool away and a dominant 6-2 rout of Napoli at home. It's definitely a good season so far.

Pundit Glenn Murray was full of praise for Declan Rice following Arsenal’s 3-2 victory over Bournemouth, highlighting both his performance and his leadership qualities. The midfielder made a decisive impact after returning from injury and played a central role in overcoming a stubborn opponent.

Manchester City produced an exceptional performance against Chelsea put paid a heavy price for not putting the game out of sight as they had to make do with a 1-1 draw which sees Arsenal move further into the distance in the Premier League title race.