Arsenal enjoyed an impressive 4-1 win at Stoke City on Saturday.

At a ground where they had only won once on eight previous Premier League visits, the Gunners grabbed the lead three minutes prior to the breakthrough Olivier Giroud's close-range strike, with Mesut Ozil then extending their advantage in the 55th minute with a neat finish.

Stoke hit back with a controversial 67th-minute goal from substitute Peter Crouch, before efforts from Alexis Sanchez in the 76th minute and Giroud 10 minutes from time wrapped up a victory that sees the gap between Arsene Wenger's fifth-placed men and fourth-placed Liverpool reduced to a point.

Gunners boss Wenger said: "I'm pleased with the result of course, but I think we were a team who were dominant, had a good structure in the game, who were patient, intelligent and stuck together in a moment where Stoke tried to make it tough for us. There was a patch in the second half where we had to stick together on a few corners."

On the top four, he added: "I don't know. We have 69 points, so let's focus on making that 72 on Tuesday night. After that we'll see. I feel that the team looks strong and solid at the moment. Let's just focus on the quality of our team and continue to develop what we do."