Arsenal moved to the top of the Premier League as goals from Bukayo Saka, Kai Havertz and Leandro Trossard added the gloss to another mature performance from the Gunners to beat Brighton 3-0 on Saturday.
Mikel Arteta’s men are one point clear of Liverpool, who face Manchester United on Sunday, and champions Manchester City at the top of the table.
Saka opened the scoring from the penalty spot before Havertz slotted in his fifth goal in his last nine Arsenal games.
Leandro Trossard came off the bench to haunt his old club with a cool chip over Bart Verbruggen for the third five minutes from time.
Arteta could even afford the luxury of replacing Saka just after the hour mark in perfect preparation for the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final, first leg against Bayern Munich on Tuesday.
Brighton had not lost at home in 14 games in all competitions stretching back to September, but they had not met a side of Arsenal’s class on that run.