LONDON, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Arsenal marched nine points clear in the Premier League title race as Viktor Gyokeres hit two in a 3-0 home defeat of Sunderland and Manchester United made it four wins out of four for caretaker manager Michael Carrick to maintain their top-four push on Saturday.

What’s shaping up to be a banner season for Arsenal is going to include a trip to Wembley Stadium for the English League Cup final. Arsenal held firm before scoring in stoppage time through Kai Havertz to beat visiting Chelsea 1-0 on Tuesday and seal a 4-2 victory on aggregate over its London rival.

Bukayo Saka has not played in Arsenal's last three matches as he deals wth a hip injury, but the Gunners were able to win all three games in his absence. However, as good as the Premier League leaders have been without Saka patrolling the right side of the pitch, Arteta would prefer to have the England international at his disposal.

Arsenal extended their lead in the Premier League title race to nine points over Manchester City (for the time being) with a 3-0 victory over Sunderland at Emirates Stadium on Saturday.

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — It's four Premier League wins in a row for Manchester United under Michael Carrick and a season that was unraveling just weeks ago now looks full of promise. Arsenal extended its lead at the top to nine points with Viktor Gyokeres coming off the bench to score two goals in a 3-0 win against Sunderland on Saturday.

Arsenal face Chelsea in the second leg of the 2025/26 Carabao Cup semifinals. Supporters in the United States can watch every moment live on television or through streaming platforms, with multiple viewing options available.

Mikel Arteta is not getting carried away with the results last weekend. That's what Arsenal fans secretly hoped for.

Arsenal will be the home team for the second leg of the EFL Cup semifinal.

Arsenal takes on Manchester United on Saturday, Jan. 25, at the Emirates Stadium in north London, with kickoff set for 4:30 p.m. GMT. That makes it an 11:30 a.m. ET or 8:30 a.m. PT start in the US and Canada, and a 3:30 a.m. AEDT kickoff in Australia on Monday morning.