Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes congratulated Declan Rice after the Arsenal midfielder reached 300 Premier League appearances in the 4-0 win over Leeds United.

Arsenal extended their lead at the top of the Premier League with an emphatic victory over Leeds at Elland Road.

Mikel Arteta’ side had gone three league games without a win but got their title charge back on track against a Leeds side who had lost just one of their last 11 games.

The league leaders took control through Martin Zubimendi’s 27th-minute header and an own goal from Leeds goalkeeper Karl Darlow.

Any hopes of an unlikely Leeds comeback were ended when Viktor Gyokeres scored his fourth goal in six games, while Gabriel Jesus added Arsenal’s fourth late on.

The dominant victory puts Arsenal seven points clear before their two title rivals, Manchester City and Aston Villa, face Tottenham and Brentford respectively on Sunday.

Rice celebrated not only a convincing Arsenal win at Elland Road but also his 300th Premier League appearance.

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