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.

Omar Marmoush was left floating after his hat-trick in Manchester City's rout of Newcastle. City won 4-0 on the day as Marmoush scored his first goals for the club. Amazing day. The feeling is crazy of course, it’s the first hat-trick of my career so it’s a really, really nice feeling,” he said.

Pep's men take on the Magpies in a crucial match for both side's top-four aspirations.