City beats Arsenal 6-3 to throw open title race

MANCHESTER, England (AP) Manchester City produced another fearsome attacking display to overpower Arsenal 6-3 in the Premier League on Saturday, leaving the leaders in range of the chasing pack in the title race.

Prolific strikers Sergio Aguero and Alvaro Negredo scored first-half goals while Fernandinho netted twice and David Silva and Yaya Toure added others after the break to keep up City's average of four goals per league game at Etihad Stadium this season.

Theo Walcott netted twice for Arsenal, first to make it 1-1 in the 31st minute and then to cut City's lead to 3-2 in the 63rd, but the visitors were dismantled by many pundits' favorite for the title.

It was Arsenal's third defeat of the campaign, with City now just two points behind Arsene Wenger's side.