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Foden struck twice as Manchester City stepped up their bid for a fourth Premier League crown in a row with a ruthless 4-0 victory at Brighton & Hove Albion.
It was the sixth time Arsenal have scored five or more in a Premier League game this season without conceding and in such a tight race they now have a huge goal difference advantage which could prove crucial to the outcome.
The comfortable victory from pole position at a Shanghai circuit that last hosted a Grand Prix in 2019 was Verstappen's fourth in five races in 2024 and came after he also won the season's first Saturday sprint.
Arsenal lead on 74 points, one point ahead of Manchester City.
City's Bernardo Silva and Mateo Kovacic both misfired in the shootout to put Madrid in the driving seat.
Arsenal's defeat, their first in 12 league games, sees them remain second, two points behind City and level on points with third-placed Liverpool with six games left to play.
Verstappen, who becomes only the second driver to win three consecutive Japanese Grands Prix alongside seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher, now has a 13-point lead in the drivers standings over Perez.
Juergen Klopp's side have 70 points from 30 games, two ahead of Arsenal and three more than champions Manchester City.
Mikel Arteta's side moved into first place with 68 points from 30 games although Liverpool, who have 67, can move back to the summit with a home game against Sheffield United.
It was Verstappen's first DNF (did not finish) since retiring from Albert Park in the 2022 race and ended his run of race wins at nine.