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Man City closed the gap on Arsenal to six points (Action Images via Reuters)

Manchester City produced a scintillating second-half performance to storm past Chelsea and capitalise on Arsenal's shock defeat to Bournemouth, reducing the gap at the top of the Premier League table to six points.

There was no breakthrough before the interval with the net only bulging for Marc Cucurella's disallowed 16th-minute strike, but City came out swinging after the restart and found an opener via the head of in-form Nico O'Reilly, converting Rayan Cherki's cross.

Cherki was then once again provider for City's second, punching a delectable ball through to Marc Guehi who produced a striker's touch and finish to double his side's lead, putting the visitors in complete control.

Jeremy Doku put the game to bed with just over 20 minutes to play, slotting past Robert Sanchez after Moises Caicedo was mugged of the ball, securing a win that puts City in a confident position ahead of next weekend's title six-pointer with the Gunners.