ALEXIS Sanchez scored twice as Arsenal climbed above neighbours Tottenham and into fifth place in the Premier League with a dominant display against Stoke.
Laurent Koscielny took advantage of slack marking to head the hosts into an early lead from Sanchez’s cross.
The Chile international then finished off a neat move with Tomas Rosicky to double Arsenal’s lead before half-time.
Sanchez, 26, added his second goal of the game and 18th of the season from a free-kick shortly after the break.
Meanwhile, Southampton moved above Manchester United and into third in the league as Dusan Tadic’s second-half goal settled a game of few chances at Old Trafford.
Louis van Gaal’s side failed to have a single shot on target as their 10-match unbeaten run in the league was ended.
Tadic scored the only goal of the game when he tapped in calmly from 12 yards after Graziano Pelle’s effort had come back off the far post. Agency report
